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
Gangs have overpowered Haiti’s police, with experts estimating they now control some 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Arachne should not have overpowered that story but only enhanced it.
From New York Times ● May 10, 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
