What's the difference between overcome and whelm?

Overcome


Definition:

  • (p. p.) of Overcome
  • (v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
  • (v. t.) To overflow; to surcharge.
  • (v. t.) To come or pass over; to spreads over.
  • (v. i.) To gain the superiority; to be victorious.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) To overcome this difficulty, a "hetero-antibody" RIA was studied.
  • (2) To overcome these problems we developed methotrexate bone cement (MTX-Palacos) with the aim to obtain high local concentrations of methotrexate in order to destroy remaining tumor cells and avoid systemic side effects.
  • (3) This phenomenon may be overcome by utilizing more dextran-coated charcoal in the extraction.
  • (4) The diet dilution technique overcomes the major disadvantage of the graded supplementation method for determining the requirements of amino acids, namely that of the amino acid balance changing systematically in successive dietary treatments.
  • (5) This was overcome by using a continuous subcutaneous infusion pump which also enabled the effective daily dosage to be reduced and thereby adverse reactions to be avoided.
  • (6) If this is the only issue, flight would be fine, but need to make sure that it isn’t symptomatic of a more significant upstream root cause.” Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Btw, 99% likely to be fine (closed loop TVC wd overcome error), but that 1% chance isn't worth rolling the dice.
  • (7) The model is meant to overcome the diffusional limitations, caused by a microcapsulated membrane.
  • (8) To overcome the problem of incontinence which failed to respond to standard measures, an animal model was designed for continent diversion without cystectomy.
  • (9) Results indicate that the rachitogenic factor in rye is not present in the ash portion of the grain, that it can be largely overcome by water extraction and penicillin supplementation, and that an organic solvent extraction has no effect.
  • (10) We interpret this exaggerated positive attitude as an attempt to overcome inner fears, doubts and ambivalences.
  • (11) In contrast, addition of CsA-plus-exogenous-IL-2 within the first 4 hr of culture did not overcome the immunosuppressive effect of CsA.
  • (12) Intraruminal sustained release devices largely overcome this problem and constitute the most important new technology.
  • (13) Many of the limitations of conventional diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee have been largely overcome through the development of techniques that permit manipulation of intra-articular structures through paired, coordinated entry sites.
  • (14) In an attempt to overcome some of these difficulties, the concept of excess mortality was suggested, which is independent of death cause diagnoses or coding routines, as well as of the rate of detection of non-fatal cancer.
  • (15) To overcome some of these problems it is suggested that an investigation of lay evaluation of health care should be carried out within a conceptual framework which incorporates the following elements.
  • (16) Introduction of D 600 of the perfusion medium reduced release of catecholamines in response to acetylcholine, and this reduction was overcome by raising calcium ion concentrations of the perfusion medium.
  • (17) To help overcome this problem, a stereoscopic slide-based auto-instructional program has been developed as a substitute for dissection.
  • (18) Unlike cycloheximide (CXM) which inhibits long-term memory by inhibiting ribosomal protein synthesis, AIB is non-effective when administered 10 min or more after learning, and its effect is overcome by the sodium pump stimulator diphenylhydantoin if the latter is administered 10 min or more after learning.
  • (19) Plasma membranes from activated T cells stimulated HIV production, suggesting cell contact induces factor(s) in monocytes to overcome latency.
  • (20) The results demonstrate the usefulness of polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis to detect and overcome aggregation problems with membrane proteins and suggest that detergent mixtures in specific ratios may be useful in the purification of adenylate cyclase and other intrinsic membrane proteins.

Whelm


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.
  • (v. t.) Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
  • (v. t.) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Five asplenic persons with no other detectable underlying disease had over-whelming pneumococcemia.
  • (2) A series of analyses conducted within two studies indicated: (1) a relationship between elevated daily stress, concern over being over-whelmed by inner feelings, and a loss of discrimination regarding sources of inner feelings, (2) a tendency to narrow attentional focus when overloaded with excessive internal stimulation, and (3) diminished sensitivity to hunger sensations for women generally at-risk for anorexia nervosa given a narrowed attentional focus.
  • (3) Distancing herself from such attitudes, Caroline Hiscox describes the results of her staff survey which demonstrates an over-whelming endorsement of the need for support groups to help health care workers cope with the stressors they encounter in their professional and domestic situations.
  • (4) Three distinct groups-problem drinkers (many of whom do not have blatant alcoholism), teenagers, and heavy social drinkers-make up the over-whelming majority of persons in alcohol related crashes, and countermeasures specific to each group must be applied and evaluated.
  • (5) The potent mu-deteminant located within the amino end of dermenkephalin is over-whelmed by the powerful delta-directing ability of the carboxy end.
  • (6) Thus, splenectomy per se is associated with an increased risk of over-whelming pneumococcemia.
  • (7) As a result, the female tortoises remarkably over whelm the male ones in number, which leads to a drop in the natural rate of breeding.
  • (8) A case of acute myelogenous leukemia is reported in a child who presented with acute ileotyphlitis and died of an over-whelming Clostridium septicum sepsis before the chemotherapy was administered.
  • (9) Autologous reimplantation of splenic tissue does not offer complete protection against over-whelming infection.
  • (10) In acute necrotizing gastritis all four major gastric vessels are patent, but gastric gangrene occurs secondary to an over-whelming necrobiotic infection.