English > whelm: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion| Meaning | Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
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| Synonyms | overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, overcome, overtake |
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| Narrower | benight | overtake with darkness or night |
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| devastate | overwhelm or overpower |
| kill | overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration |
| knock out | overwhelm with admiration |
| lock | hold fast (in a certain state) |
| seize, clutch, get hold of | affect |
| stagger | astound or overwhelm, as with shock |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
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