overpower
verb (used with object)
to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force.
have overpowered
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present perfectof overpower.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Flooding allowed the fish to escape into the Mississippi Basin, and to reproduce at rates that have overpowered native species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
She added that if she had tried to "step in", boy Y "could easily have overpowered" her.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2023
One of the big reasons the Huskies have won the past seven Apple Cups is that they have overpowered the Cougars at the line of scrimmage and have had great success running the ball.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
“We have overpowered Al Qaeda and Al Shabab in Somalia; they are weak and now melting away,” proclaimed President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed on Sunday.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2011
“She loves him then excessively, I suppose. It must have been from attachment only, that she could be led to form the engagement. Her affection must have overpowered her judgment.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
