Verbs

(v)overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtakeovercome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
(v)overwhelm, deluge, flood outcharge someone with too many tasks
(v)submerge, drown, overwhelmcover completely or make imperceptible“I was drowned in work”, “The noise drowned out her speech”
(v)overpower, overmaster, overwhelmovercome by superior force