OVERWHELM',
1. To overspread or crush beneath something violent and weighty, that covers or encompasses the whole as, to overwhelm with waves.
2. To immerse and bear down in a figurative sense as, to be overwhelmed with cares, afflictions or business.
3. To overlook gloomily.
4. To put over. Not used.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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