overwhelm
verb (used with object)
to overcome completely in mind or feeling.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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On the contrary--I am overwhelming him with civilities Now observe--I condole with him upon his melancholy position.
From In the Days of My Youth by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards