Whelm
verb (used with object)
1.
to submerge; engulf.
2.
to overcome utterly; overwhelm:
whelmed by misfortune.
verb (used without object)
3.
to roll or surge over something, as in becoming submerged.
verb (transitive) (archaic)
1.
to engulf entirely with or as if with water
2.
another word for overwhelm
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