overpower
overpowered; overpowering; overpowers
To overpower is to overcome with greater strength. In order to win an arm-wrestling match, you must overpower your opponent.
The word overpower is often used in situations where great force is used or required against some person or thing. One army might overpower another, or a mugger might overpower his victim. But delicate things, like the scent of a perfume, can also overpower you, especially if they're too strong. Our emotions can also overpower us: we cheer after a home run and swoon when it's love at first sight.
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overcome by superior force
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synonyms:
overmaster, overwhelm
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overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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synonyms:
overcome, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm
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devastate
overwhelm or overpower
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clutch, get hold of, seize
affect
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kill
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
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benight
overtake with darkness or night
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knock out
overwhelm with admiration
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stagger
astound or overwhelm, as with shock
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lock
hold fast (in a certain state)
Vocabulary lists containing overpower
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This anthology of short stories is used for the Cambridge Literature in English courses.
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