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overwhelm

  • 1 Overwhelm

    v. trans.
    Ruin, destroy: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, διαφθείρειν; see Destroy.
    Flood, deluge: P. and V. κατακλύζειν.
    Cover over: Ar. and P. καταχωννύναι.
    Overpower: P. and V. κατέχειν, χειροῦσθαι, καταστρέφεσθαι.
    met., crush: P. and V. πιέζειν.
    Overwhelm ( the feelings): P. καταπλήσσειν, P. and V. ἐκπλήσσειν.
    Overwhelm with reproaches: P. ὀνείδεσι περιβάλλειν, V. ἀράσσειν ὀνείδεσι, or use verb reproach.

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  • 2 overwhelm

    [əuvə'welm]
    (to defeat or overcome: He was overwhelmed with work/grief.) κατακλύζω,συντρίβω,τσακίζω

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  • 3 overwhelm

    1) καταβάλλω
    2) κατακλύζω
    3) πνίγω
    4) συντρίβω

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  • 4 be too much for

    (to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for: Is the job too much for you?) πέφτω πολύ,ξεπερνώ την αντοχή/τις ικανότητες(κάποιου)

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  • 5 besiege

    [bi'si:‹]
    1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) πολιορκώ
    2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) βομβαρδίζω

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  • 6 deluge

    ['delju:‹] 1. noun
    (a great quantity of water: Few people survived the deluge.) κατακλυσμός
    2. verb
    (to fill or overwhelm with a great quantity: We've been deluged with orders for our new book.)

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  • 7 devastate

    ['devəsteit]
    1) (to leave in ruins: The fire devastated the countryside.) καταστρέφω,ρημάζω
    2) (to overwhelm (a person) with grief: She was devastated by the terrible news.) καταθορυβημένος
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  • 8 prostrate

    1. ['prostreit] adjective
    1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) πρηνής,(πεσμένος)μπρούμυτα
    2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) τσακισμένος,εξαντλημένος
    2. [prə'streit] verb
    1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) (αυτοπαθές)πέφτω μπρούμυτα
    2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) εξαντλώ
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  • 9 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.) πνίγω
    2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) πνίγω,σβήνω
    3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) πνίγω

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  • 10 superior

    [su'piəriə] 1. adjective
    1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) ανώτερος
    2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) ανώτερος
    3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) υπερφίαλος, υπεροπτικός
    2. noun
    (a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) ανώτερος (ιεραρχικά)

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  • 11 Bombard

    v. trans.
    P. κατασείειν ( shake down); see Overwhelm.

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  • 12 Deluge

    subs.
    P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ, ἐπίκλυσις, ἡ; see Flood.
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    v. trans.
    P. κατακλύζειν.
    met., P. and V. κατακλύζειν; see Overwhelm.
    Having deluged our ears with a continuous stream of talk: P. ἡμῶν καταντλήσας κατὰ τῶν ὤτων ἁθρόον καὶ πολὺν τὸν λόγον (Plat., Rep. 344D).
    Having my ears deluged with talk: P. διατεθρυλημένος τὰ ὦτα (Plat., Rep. 358C).

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  • 13 Engulf

    v. trans.
    Swallow down: P. and V. καταπίνειν (Eur., Cycl.; also Ar.).
    Overwhelm with deluge: P. and V. κατακλύζειν.

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  • 14 Flood

    subs.
    P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ, ἐπίκλυσις, ἡ.
    Wave: P. and V. κλύδων, ὁ. κῦμα, τό.
    Stream: P. and V. ῥοή, ἡ, ῥεῦμα, τό; see Stream.
    Be in full flood: P. μέγας ῥεῖν, P. and V. πολὺς ῥεῖν.
    Flood of tears: V. νᾶμα, τό, πλημμυρίς, ἡ, νοτίς, ἡ, ἐπιρροαί, αἱ (Eur. frag.), πηγή, ἡ.
    In floods ( used of the flow of tears), adv.: P. and V. ἀστακτί.
    met., a flood of troubles, etc.: P. and V. κλύδων, ὁ, τρικυμία, ἡ (Plat.), V. κῦμα, τό, ἐπιρροαί, αἱ, P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ.
    Indulge in flood eloquence: P. πολὺς ῥεῖν (Dem. 272).
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    v. trans.
    P. κατακλύζειν; see Inundate.
    met., overwhelm: P. and V. κατακλύζειν.
    Fill full: P. and V. ἐμπιπλάναι; see Fill.
    Having my ears flood with talk: P. διατεθρυλημένος, τὰ ὦτα (Plat., Rep. 358C); see Deluge.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flood

  • 15 Intervene

    v. intrans.
    Lie between: P. and V. ἐν μέσῳ εἶναι, μεταξὺ εἶναι.
    Before some disaster intervene and overwhelm us: P. πρίν τι ἀνήκεστον διὰ μέσου γενόμενον ἡμᾶς καταλαβεῖν (Thuc. 4, 20).
    Elapse (of time): P. διαγίγνεσθαι, ἐγγίγνεσθαι.
    Arbitrate: P. βραβεύειν, διαιτᾶν.
    Oppose: P. and V. ἀνθίστασθαι; see Oppose.
    Oppose in words: P. and V. ἀντιλέγειν.
    Be an obstacle: P. and V. ἐμποδὼν εἶναι, ἐμποδὼν γίγνεσθαι; see Prevent.

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  • 16 Inundate

    v. trans.
    Ar. and P. κατακλύζειν.
    met., overwhelm: P. and V. κατακλύζειν.
    The sea forming into a wave inundated part of the city: P. ἡ θάλασσα... κυματωθεῖσα ἐπῆλθε τῆς πόλεως μέρος τι (Thuc. 3, 89).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inundate

  • 17 Whelm

    v. trans.

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  • overwhelm — [v1] flood, beat physically bury, conquer, crush, defeat, deluge, destroy, drown, drub*, engulf, inundate, massacre, overcome, overflow, overpower, overrun, overthrow, rout, smother, submerge, swamp, thrash, total*, whip*, win*; concepts 86,95… …   New thesaurus

  • Overwhelm — O ver*whelm , n. The act of overwhelming. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Overwhelm — O ver*whelm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overwhelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overwhelming}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overwhelm — I verb astonish, beat, besiege, bewilder, bury, confound, confuse, conquer, daze, defeat, deluge, demergere, destroy, discomfit, immerse, impress, inundate, master, obruere, opprimere, overcome, overpower, overrun, overthrow, quash, quell, shock …   Law dictionary

  • overwhelm — (v.) early 14c., to turn upside down, to overthrow, from OVER (Cf. over) + M.E. whelmen to turn upside down (see WHELM (Cf. whelm)). Meaning to submerge completely is mid 15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and… …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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 — [ō΄vər hwelm′, ō΄vərwelm′] vt. [ME oferwhelmen: see OVER & WHELM] 1. to pour down upon and cover over or bury beneath 2. to make helpless, as with greater force or deep emotion; overcome; crush; overpower 3. Obs. to overthrow or overturn… …   English World dictionary

  • overwhelm — verb ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, totally ▪ quite, rather ▪ almost, nearly ▪ suddenly …   Collocations 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 — /oh veuhr hwelm , welm /, v.t. 1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse. 2. to overpower or overcome, esp. with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians. 3. to cover or bury beneath… …   Universalium

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