Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time.
Bacon.
O`ver*whelm" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Overwhelming.]
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
overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.
The sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Ps. lxxviii. 53.
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath
overwhelmed me.
Ps. lv. 5.
Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them.
Shak.
Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment
overwhelmed and fallen.
Milton.