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1. (v.t.) whelm
to submerge; engulf.
2. whelm
to overcome utterly; overwhelm:
whelmed by misfortune.
3. (v.i.) whelm
to roll or surge over something, as in causing it to submerge.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME whelme, appar. b. dial. whelve (OE gehwelfan to bend over) and helm2 (v.) (OE helmian to cover))
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1. (verb) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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1. (verb) whelm
to cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf
2. (verb) whelm
fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows
3. (verb) whelm
to throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it
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