Overpower
11overpower — /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 …
12overpower — verb (T) 1 to defeat someone because you are stronger: The policeman and a dog handler struggled to overpower the man. 2 if a smell, task, emotion etc overpowers someone or something it is too strong: a full flavour slightly overpowered by… …
13overpower — verb 1) the prisoners might overpower the crew Syn: gain control over, overwhelm, prevail over, get the better of, outdo, gain mastery over, overthrow, overturn, subdue, suppress, subjugate, repress, bring someone to their knees, conquer, defeat …
14overpower — transitive verb Date: 1593 1. to overcome by superior force ; subdue 2. to affect with overwhelming intensity < the stench overpowered us > 3. to provide with more power than is needed or desirable < a dangerously overpowered car > •… …
15overpower — verb /əʊvəˈpaʊə,oʊvəɻˈpaʊəɻ/ a) To subdue someone by superior force. We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours. b) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc. The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly… …
16overpower — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
17overpower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overwhelm, subdue. See success. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overwhelm, master, subjugate; see defeat 2 , 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. overcome, beat, crush, overwhelm, subdue, get the upper… …
18overpower — o|ver|pow|er [ˌəuvəˈpauə US ˌouvərˈpaur] v [T] 1.) to take control of someone physically because you are stronger ▪ The security guards soon overpowered the man. 2.) if a smell, taste, or emotion overpowers you, it affects you very strongly ▪ Her …
19overpower — o|ver|pow|er [ ,ouvər paur ] verb transitive 1. ) to defeat someone in a fight or competition 2. ) to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think or behave normally 3. ) if one smell or taste overpowers another, it is much stronger than the …
20overpower — v. subdue; take control of; overwhelm or overcome (as with force or emotion); bestow with an excessive amount of power …
