forfeit vs overwhelm

forfeit

verb
  • To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance 

  • To fail to keep an obligation. 

  • To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules 

  • To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress. 

adj
  • Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. 

noun
  • Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game. 

  • A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor. 

  • A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc. 

overwhelm

verb
  • To overpower emotionally. 

  • To cause to surround, to cover. 

  • To engulf, surge over and submerge. 

  • To overpower, crush. 

noun
  • The state or condition of being overwhelmed. 

How often have the words forfeit and overwhelm occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )