Overpower - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli (syn: overcome, overtake, overwhelm, whelm)
Extra examples
She was able to overpower her attacker.
The police overpowered the man and handcuffed him.
The troops were overpowered by the stronger enemy forces.
His personality overpowers everyone else's.
The delicate taste of the wine was overpowered by the spiciness of the food.
They easily overpowered her and dragged her inside.
The heat overpowered me.
All such sympathies were now overpowered by a stronger feeling.
Strong sauces that overpower the natural flavour of the fish.
We were overpowered with the grandeur of the house.
The security guards soon overpowered the man.
Her scent overpowered his senses.
She was overpowered by grief.
The police used force to overpower the demonstrators.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: overpower
he/she/it: overpowers
present participle: overpowering
past tense: overpowered
past participle: overpowered
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