overpower

overpower
overpower (v.) "to overcome with superior power," 1590s, from OVER (Cf. over) + POWER (Cf. power) (v.). Related: Overpowered; overpowering.

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  • overpower — ► VERB 1) defeat with superior strength. 2) be too intense for. DERIVATIVES overpowering adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • overpower — [ō΄vər pou′ər] vt. 1. to get the better of by superior power; make helpless; subdue; overwhelm 2. to supply with more power than is needed overpowering adj. overpoweringly adv …   English World dictionary

  • overpower — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)pa͟ʊə(r)[/t]] overpowers, overpowering, overpowered 1) VERB If you overpower someone, you manage to take hold of and keep hold of them, although they struggle a lot. [V n] It took ten guardsmen to overpower him... [V n] The rebels… …   English dictionary

  • overpower — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈpaʊə(r)] / US [ˌoʊvərˈpaʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms overpower : present tense I/you/we/they overpower he/she/it overpowers present participle overpowering past tense overpowered past participle overpowered 1) to defeat someone… …   English dictionary

  • overpower — /oh veuhr pow euhr/, v.t. 1. to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac. 2. to overcome or overwhelm in feeling; affect or impress excessively: overpowered with confusion and desire. 3. to gain mastery over the bodily …   Universalium

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