overmaster

[ oh-ver-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈmæs tər, -ˈmɑ stər /

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verb (used with object)

to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me.

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Origin of overmaster

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at over-, master

OTHER WORDS FROM overmaster

o·ver·mas·ter·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby overmaster

overlooker, overlord, overly, overman, overmantel, overmaster, overmatch, overmatter, overmeasure, overmodulation, overmorrow

How to use overmaster in a sentence

Yet it's plain that he thinks a little worse of himself for allowing his judgment to overmaster his unreasoning dread.
Guns are Dangerous, Even When Used by Good Men|David Frum|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His repeated promises confirm her hopes: embraces and endearments, which increase the ardour of her desires, overmaster her soul.
The Sorrows of Young Werther|J.W. von Goethe
The backward drag rapidly decreased as the pull of Saturn and his system began to overmaster that of Jupiter.
A Honeymoon in Space|George Griffith
For the activity of the agent, being not able to overmaster the resistance of the patient, there will ensue no deperdition.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne

For she being so much left to solitude, she came to greet my return with an increasing fervour that came nigh to overmaster me.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
These two elements coxisted from early times, and caused perpetual ferment by their struggles to overmaster each other.
The Cradle of the Christ|Octavius Brooks Frothingham

British Dictionary definitions for overmaster

overmaster

/ (ˌəʊvəˈmɑːstə) /

verb

(tr) to overpower

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