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overpower (verb)

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

  • overpower — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • overpower — 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 …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • overpower — 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… …   Wiktionary

  • overpower — verb defeat with superior strength. ↘overwhelm; be too intense for. Derivatives overpowering adjective overpoweringly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • overpower — verb Syn: overwhelm, get the better of, overthrow, subdue, suppress, subjugate, repress, bring someone to their knees …   Synonyms and antonyms 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 — 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 > •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • overpower — 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… …   English dictionary for students

  • overpower — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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