sweep over vs overwhelm

sweep over and overwhelm both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sweep over	No	No	Yes	No
overwhelm	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sweep over and overwhelm are synonyms defined as:

sweep over and overwhelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Other synonyms of sweep over include overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm.

sweep over (verb)	overwhelm (verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	charge someone with too many tasks
	overcome by superior force
	cover completely or make imperceptible
	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli