About The Word Overpower
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Overpower
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What's The Definition Of Overpower?
[v] overcome by superior force
[v] overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli Synonyms | Synonyms for Overpower: overcome | overmaster | overtake | overwhelm | overwhelm | sweep over | whelm Related Terms | Find terms related to Overpower: amaze | be strong | bear down | beat | best | conquer | crush | daze | deck | defeat | drown out | dumbfound | floor | jam | master | nonplus | outroar | outshout | overcome | overmaster | overmatch | overset | overthrow | overturn | overwhelm | pack a punch | prevail | put down | quell | send flying | shout down | silence | stagger | strike | stun | stupefy | subdue | subjugate | surmount | trip | trip up | upset | vanquish | whelm | worst See Also | arouse | beat | beat out | benight | clutch | crush | devastate | elicit | enkindle | evoke | fire | get hold of | kill | kindle | knock out | lock | provoke | raise | seize | shell | stagger | steamroll | steamroller | trounce | vanquish Overpower In Webster's Dictionary \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.]
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. A dominating power. --Bacon. |
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