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1 overwhelm
[əuvə'welm](to defeat or overcome: He was overwhelmed with work/grief.) yfirþyrma -
2 smother
1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) kæfa2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) kæfa3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) þekja -
3 besiege
[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) sitja um2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) ráðast á með, kaffæra með -
4 deluge
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5 devastate
['devəsteit]1) (to leave in ruins: The fire devastated the countryside.) eyða, leggja í rúst2) (to overwhelm (a person) with grief: She was devastated by the terrible news.) gera út af við; vera yfirþyrmandi• -
6 prostrate
1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) sem liggur flatur (á grúfu)2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) örmagna2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) kasta sér flötum2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) örmagnast•
См. также в других словарях:
overwhelm — ► VERB 1) submerge beneath a huge mass. 2) defeat completely; overpower. 3) have a strong emotional effect on. DERIVATIVES overwhelming adjective. ORIGIN from archaic whelm engulf or submerge , from Old English … English terms dictionary
overwhelm — verb ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, totally ▪ quite, rather ▪ almost, nearly ▪ suddenly … Collocations dictionary
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overwhelm — verb 1) advancing sand dunes could overwhelm the village Syn: swamp, submerge, engulf, bury, deluge, flood, inundate 2) Canada overwhelmed the U.S. in the hockey final Syn: defeat (utterly/heavily), trounce, rout, b … Thesaurus of popular words
overwhelm — verb /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm,ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlm/ a) To engulf, surge over and submerge The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave. b) To overpower, crush In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force … Wiktionary
overwhelm — verb 1》 bury or drown beneath a huge mass. ↘give too much of something to: they were overwhelmed by letters. 2》 have a strong emotional effect on. 3》 defeat completely; overpower. Derivatives overwhelming adjective overwhelmingly adverb… … English new terms dictionary
overwhelm — verb (T) 1 EMOTION if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly: He was suddenly overwhelmed by a strong feeling of his insignificance. | Grief overwhelmed me. 2 SUPRISE SB to surprise someone… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overwhelm — verb 1) Spain overwhelmed Russia in the hockey Syn: defeat heavily, trounce, rout, beat hollow, conquer, be victorious over, crush; informal thrash, lick, wipe the floor with 2) she was overwhelmed by a sense of tragedy Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
overwhelm — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)(h)we̱lm[/t]] overwhelms, overwhelming, overwhelmed 1) VERB If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. [be V ed] He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past … English dictionary
overwhelm */ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈwelm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈhwelm] verb [transitive] Word forms overwhelm : present tense I/you/we/they overwhelm he/she/it overwhelms present participle overwhelming past tense overwhelmed past participle overwhelmed 1) a) … English dictionary
overwhelm — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from 1over + whelmen to turn over, cover up Date: 14th century 1. upset, overthrow 2. a. to cover over completely ; submerge b. to overcome by superior force or numbers c. to overpower in thought or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
