Overmaster

verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To overpower or overwhelm. transitive

    "Sir Jasper started from his chair, ashamed of the sick fancies that had, for the moment, overmastered him."

  2. 2
    overcome by superior force wordnet

Example

More examples

"Sir Jasper started from his chair, ashamed of the sick fancies that had, for the moment, overmastered him."

Etymology

From over- + master.

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