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ALL meanings of overpower

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  • verb with object overpower to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac. 1
  • verb with object overpower to overcome or overwhelm in feeling; affect or impress excessively: overpowered with confusion and desire. 1
  • verb with object overpower to gain mastery over the bodily powers or mental faculties of: a strong drink that quickly overpowered him. 1
  • verb with object overpower to furnish or equip with excessive power: a giant motor that overpowered the pump. 1
  • transitive verb overpower subdue by force 1
  • transitive verb overpower overwhelm emotionally 1
  • verb overpower If you overpower someone, you manage to take hold of and keep hold of them, although they struggle a lot. 0
  • verb overpower If a feeling overpowers you, it suddenly affects you very strongly. 0
  • verb overpower In a sports match, when one team or player overpowers the other, they play much better than them and beat them easily. 0
  • verb overpower If something such as a colour or flavour overpowers another colour or flavour, it is so strong that it makes the second one less noticeable. 0
  • verb overpower to conquer or subdue by superior force 0
  • verb overpower to have such a strong effect on as to make helpless or ineffective 0
  • verb overpower to supply with more power than necessary 0
  • verb transitive overpower to get the better of by superior power; make helpless; subdue; overwhelm 0
  • verb transitive overpower to supply with more power than is needed 0
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