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Overpower

//oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To subdue someone by superior force. transitive

    "We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours."

  2. 2
    overcome by superior force wordnet
  3. 3
    To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue. transitive

    "Bright light overpowers the eyes."

  4. 4
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli wordnet
  5. 5
    To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc. transitive

    "The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs."

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  1. 6
    To make excessively powerful. transitive

    "Rather than overpowering the characters or giving them some kind of slow-mo adrenalin abilities, Bloody Days does the most unexpected thing: it introduces a genuinely smart tactical system."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English overpower From over- + power.

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