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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