overpower

[ oh-ver-pou-er ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ər /

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verb (used with object)

to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.

to overcome or overwhelm in feeling; affect or impress excessively: overpowered with confusion and desire.

to gain mastery over the bodily powers or mental faculties of: a strong drink that quickly overpowered him.

to furnish or equip with excessive power: a giant motor that overpowered the pump.

OTHER WORDS FOR overpower

1 vanquish, subjugate, conquer, defeat, beat.

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Origin of overpower

First recorded in 1585–95; over- + power

OTHER WORDS FROM overpower

un·o·ver·pow·ered, adjective

Words nearby overpower

overpolice, overpopulate, overpopulated, overpopulation, overpotential, overpower, overpowering, overpraise, overprescribe, overpressure, overprice

How to use overpower in a sentence

Shortly after, the rioters overpowered the officers and stormed into the building, chanting “treason” and “our house.”
Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building|Washington Post Staff|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
It’s a nice, calming effect — though one that can sometimes be overpowered by the tail noise.
An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow|Brian Heater|December 30, 2020|TechCrunch
The Great Falls resident overpowered the course to fire a tournament-record of 16-under-par 194, eclipsing the previous mark by eight shots at the par-70 layout and finishing five strokes ahead of Chase Nevins, a teammate at Langley.
Kelly Chinn, a senior at Langley High School, named junior boys’ golfer of the year|Gene Wang|October 28, 2020|Washington Post
According to one conspirator, on a foggy night after the weapons had been loaded onto trucks, a group of men overpowered the shipment’s guards, who were gagged, bundled into a car and driven to a country house outside Moscow.
The Mobster Who Brought Armenia and Azerbaijan Together … in Death|Fiona Zublin|October 9, 2020|Ozy

A middle school teacher in Sheboygan told me that kids were spending the whole day in the same classroom, and the smell of sanitizer was overpowering.
The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning|by Alec MacGillis|September 28, 2020|ProPublica
And hearing how loud he would scream and overpower the microphone.
The Real Legacy of Richard Nixon|Scott Porch|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the statistic cannot overpower the emotional response to flying.
No, Noah Gallagher Shannon, Your Plane Was Not Going to Crash|Clive Irving|June 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are moments the grim metal can overpower the sleazy pop charm of early material.
Guns N’ Roses Rocks Las Vegas|Richard Abowitz|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Enough smarts to speak before the cameras, but not so much smarts that you overpower your husband.
No More Mrs. Good Wife|Jessica Bennett|July 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Blake Gopnik takes a stroll and wonders whether the technology will overpower the art.
Google Takes Street View Inside 17 Museums for Virtual Tours|Blake Gopnik|February 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The moment he raised his war-cry, they would overpower the soldiers, and then the castle would offer no resistance.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
A marine sufficient to overpower that of Spain must be, not merely equipped and manned, but created.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
There was in her so much of impulsive generosity that he had expected to overpower her scruples.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
But as yet this faction was not strong enough to overpower him.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various

British Dictionary definitions for overpower

overpower

/ (ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə) /

verb (tr)

to conquer or subdue by superior force

to have such a strong effect on as to make helpless or ineffective

to supply with more power than necessary

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