overmatch

American  

[oh-ver-mach] / ˌoʊ vərˈmætʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat.

   an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.

2. to match (a competitor) against another of superior strength, ability, or the like.

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overmatch British  

verb

1. to be more than a match for

2. to match with a superior opponent

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noun

1. a person superior in ability

2. a match in which one contestant is superior

Etymology

Origin of overmatch

First recorded in 1300–50, overmatch is from the Middle English word overmacchen. See over-, match ²

Example Sentences

They’ve got to overmatch his dominance and bring him down themselves.

From Salon

"The problem is that the Democrats don’t unmask Trump’s essential cowardice and overmatch his dominance game."

From Salon

The problem is that the Democrats don’t unmask Trump’s essential cowardice and overmatch his dominance game.

From Salon

"Tehran has achieved what the Pentagon calls military 'overmatch' - a level of capability in which a country has weaponry that makes it extremely difficult to check or defeat," says Robin Wright, author of several books on Iran and a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars.

From BBC

Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, Overmatch is intended "to enable a Navy that swarms the sea, delivering synchronized lethal and nonlethal effects from near-and-far, every axis and every domain."

From Salon