OVERMATCH

Etymology

Verb

overmatch (third-person singular simple present overmatches, present participle overmatching, simple past and past participle overmatched)

To match more than intended.

To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish.

To marry to a superior.

Noun

overmatch (plural overmatches)

A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other.

An opponent who is more than a match for another; one who cannot be defeated.

Antonyms

• undermatch

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*match", v. t.

1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.

2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] Burton.

O"ver*match`, n.

Definition: One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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