v.tr. 1 overpower with emotion. 2 (usu. foll. by with) overpower with an excess of business etc. 3 bring to sudden ruin or destruction; crush. 4 bury or drown beneath a huge mass, submerge utterly.
OVERWHELM
Meaning of OVERWHELM in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012