Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : whelm , v :
(transitive) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge. (transitive, obsolete) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. (transitive, obsolete) To ruin or destroy. (intransitive) To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm. To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy!