Synonyms for overpower
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-pou-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ər |
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Définition of overpower
Origin :- "to overcome with superior power," 1590s, from over- + power (v.). Related: Overpowered; overpowering.
- verb beat; get the upper hand
- He would take her in spite of that; overpower her; force her to go.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The plan of the conspirators had been to shoot down the horses and overpower the escort.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- No, not all: but you overpower me with your wit; and I cannot stand the 'lightning of your eyes.'
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I am afraid your wealth and his (Antisthenes') combined may overpower me.
- Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
- You, even more than I, are bound to see that the Assyrians do not overpower us.
- Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
- Her complaint was like an admission that he could overpower her will.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- There was something so awful as to overpower all habitual obedience to Uncle Thomas.
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- It don't look anything if there is light to overpower its own brilliancy.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- He had determined to overpower him if he could and get food.
- Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster
- There was in her so much of impulsive generosity that he had expected to overpower her scruples.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
Antonyms for overpower
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