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Overpowers

To subdue someone by superior force.

📖 Definitions of "Overpowers"

verb
  1. 1

    To subdue someone by superior force.

    "We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours."

  2. 2

    To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

    "Bright light overpowers the eyes."

  3. 3

    To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.

    "The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs."

  4. 4

    To make excessively powerful.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Overpowers"

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WordDefinition
overmasterverb(transitive) To overpower or overwhelm.
overcomeverb(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
overwhelmverbTo overpower emotionally.
whelmverb(transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
overtakeverbTo pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
sweep oververbovercome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
advancesnounA forward move; improvement or progression.
batterverbTo hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
beatverb(transitive) To hit; to strike.
beatsnounA diminutive of the female given names Beatrice or Beatrix.
bestsverb(transitive) To surpass in skill or achievement.
conquersverbTo defeat in combat; to subjugate.
crushesverbTo press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
defeatverb(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
defeatsverb(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
downsnoun(Sussex) The South Downs.
edgesnoun(plural only, African-American Vernacular) The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.
hitsnoun(military, slang, dated) Acronym of herrings in tomato sauce.
leadsverb(transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
overstepsverb(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

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