Engage and Overwhelm

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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Overwhelm and engage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overwhelm" instead a verb "Engage".

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Overwhelm verb - To subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress.

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Engage and overwhelm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Overwhelm".

party	engage party	overwhelm party
army	engage army	overwhelm army
time	engage time	overwhelm time
troops	engage troops	overwhelm troops
Other words: ship, fleet, target, opponent, player, enemy, humans, forces, units, opponents, enemies, foes, ships, fighters, guys.

Attack Drone: The Kshatriya possesses twenty four funnels and employs them liberally to overwhelm individual units or engage multiple enemies simultaneously.

Source: Anime / Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
Whenever two characters get into a Rampage and strike one another, they engage in this, with the player tapping buttons to overwhelm the opponent.

Source: Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs

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