Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue.
- transitive verb To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm.
- transitive verb To supply with excessive mechanical power.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Too great a power; extensive power.
- To vanquish by superior power or force; subdue; reduce to silence, inaction, or submission; defeat.
- To be too intense or violent for: overcome by intensity; overwhelm: as, his emotions overpowered him.
- Synonyms Beat, Overwhelm, etc. (see
defeat ), overbear, master, crush.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue.
- noun A dominating power.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
subdue someone bysuperior force . - verb To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb overcome by superior force
- verb overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Etymologies
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Examples
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Beers like weisse beers (wheat beers), typically use other methods to 'overpower' the cold suppressing effects and can be consumed cold (the yeasts that these beers use provide a fruitiness that overpowers the cold).
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Beers like weisse beers (wheat beers), typically use other methods to 'overpower' the cold suppressing effects and can be consumed cold (the yeasts that these beers use provide a fruitiness that overpowers the cold).
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It's starting to dawn on some people that natural systems like La Nina can 'overpower' so-called 'man-made' global warming...
BBC admits temperatures haven't risen since 1998.... GayandRight 2008
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Pat Hynse certainly is aggressive when he wants to do the "overpower" bit - almost a bully, truth be told.
GraniteGrok 2010
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The taliban terrorist scum were able to "overpower" the security guards and disarm them.
The Jawa Report 2009
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However, I don’t really like the crisp texture of fresh jalapeños, and pickled ones kind of overpower the taste of a lot of the tunas.
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Maybe there is some truth to internal polls by Democrat Chet Culver suggesting a tightening in the governor race, or maybe Republicans will overpower the Democratic early voting lead on Election Day.
Michael P. McDonald: What Does Early Voting Tell Us About the State of the Election? Michael P. McDonald 2010
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Maybe there is some truth to internal polls by Democrat Chet Culver suggesting a tightening in the governor race, or maybe Republicans will overpower the Democratic early voting lead on Election Day.
Michael P. McDonald: What Does Early Voting Tell Us About the State of the Election? Michael P. McDonald 2010
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The orange juice did not overpower the mango flavor, though I was suspicious that it would.
Blending a Mango... 2009
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Maybe there is some truth to internal polls by Democrat Chet Culver suggesting a tightening in the governor race, or maybe Republicans will overpower the Democratic early voting lead on Election Day.
Michael P. McDonald: What Does Early Voting Tell Us About the State of the Election? Michael P. McDonald 2010
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