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whelm

whelm \'hwelm, 'welm\ vb [ME whelmen] 1: to turn (as a dish or vessel) 
   upside down usu. to cover something : c over or engulf completely with usu. 
   disastrous effect 2: to overcome in thought or feeling : OVERWHELM  : to 
   pass or go over something so as to bury or submerge it