sopraffare — meaning in English

English meaning

• engulf verb To completely surround or cover something, often suddenly and overwhelmingly.
• overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
• overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
• vanquish verb To defeat someone or something completely, especially in a fight or contest.
• whelm verb To cover something completely, burying or submerging it.

Senses

sopraffare is used for these senses in English:

• engulf (transitive) To overwhelm.
• overtake (transitive) To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
• overwhelm To overpower emotionally.
• vanquish (transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.
• whelm (transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.

overtake — full definition

1. verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
2. verb To become larger, better, or more important than something else.

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