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
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
25 September 2024
(adjective) shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; “a trained mind”; “trained pigeons”; “well-trained servants”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
