overweldigen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- daunt verb To discourage, intimidate.
- drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
- engulf verb To completely surround or cover something, often suddenly and overwhelmingly.
- force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
- overpower verb To defeat or subdue someone using greater strength or force.
- overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
- succumb verb To give in to something overpowering, such as pressure, temptation, or illness.
Senses
overweldigen is used for these senses in English:
- crush To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
- daunt (transitive) To overwhelm.
- drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
- force (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
- force (archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
- overpower (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
- overwhelm To cause to surround, to cover.
- succumb (intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
crush — full definition
- verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
- noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
- noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.
daunt — full definition
- verb To discourage, intimidate.
- verb To overwhelm.