overpower[verb]Synonyms: overwhelm, conquer, crush, defeat, master, overcome, overthrow, quell, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
o‧ver‧pow‧er /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə $ ˌoʊvərˈpaʊr/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: noun:
power,
superpower,
powerlessness,
empowerment;
adjective:
powerful ≠
powerless,
overpowering,
power,
powered;
verb:
power,
empower,
overpower;
adverb:
powerfully ≠
powerlessly,
overpoweringly]
1. to take control of someone physically because you are stronger:
The security guards soon overpowered the man.2. if a smell, taste, or emotion overpowers you, it affects you very strongly:
Her scent overpowered his senses. She was overpowered by grief. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲