overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• devastate — overwhelm or overpower
• seize, clutch, get hold of — affect
• kill — overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
• benight — overtake with darkness or night
• knock out — overwhelm with admiration
• stagger — astound or overwhelm, as with shock
• lock — hold fast (in a certain state)

• arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke — call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses