overpower
Americanverb (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: pow: power.
a giant motor that overpowered the pump.
verb
-
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
Other Word Forms
- unoverpowered adjective
Etymology
Origin of overpower
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Pretty soon everything quieted down and I knew that Old Rowdy had been overpowered and was getting the Red Cross treatment.
From Literature
I pictured my mother, holding me in her arms, dying, ready to give me a name, a name that would overpower all the magic that had trapped her.
From Literature
Russell, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said the heads of the world's biggest AI companies understand the dangers posed by super-intelligent systems that could one day overpower humans.
From Barron's
It left Brian and his neighbours dealing with smoke, ash and an overpowering "chemical" smell which some described as like living in a "war zone".
From BBC
In Chicago in November, the All Blacks ran away from Ireland with three tries in 15 second-half minutes, before Farrell's side were brutally overpowered by scrum-masters South Africa.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
