OVERPOWER

overpower, overmaster, overwhelm

(verb) overcome by superior force

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

(verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overpower (third-person singular simple present overpowers, present participle overpowering, simple past and past participle overpowered)

(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.

(transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

(transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.

(video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.

Antonym: nerf

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*pow"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Overpowering.]

Definition: To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. "And overpower'd that gallant few." Wordsworth.

Syn.

– To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.

O"ver*pow`er, n.

Definition: A dominating power. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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