Definitions for OVERPOWER
ˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ərover·pow·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. overpower, overmaster, overwhelmverb

   overcome by superior force

2. overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtakeverb

   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. overpowerverb

   To subdue someone by superior force.

   We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.

2. overpowerverb

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

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

3. Etymology: From over- + power.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Overpowerverb

   To be predominant over; to oppress by superiority.

   Etymology: over and power.

   Now in danger try’d, now known in arms
   Not to be over-power’d. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   As much light over-powers the eye, so they who have weak eyes, when the ground is covered with snow, are wont to complain of too much light. Boyle.

   Reason allows none to be confident, but him only who governs the world, who knows all things, and can do all things; and therefore can neither be surprised nor over-powered. Robert South, Sermons.

   After the death of Crassus, Pompey found himself outwitted by Cæsar; he broke with him, over-powered him in the senate, and caused many unjust decrees to pass against him. John Dryden, Æneid. Dedicat. to.

   Inspiration is, when such an over-powering impression of any proposition is made upon the mind by God himself, that gives a convincing and indubitable evidence of the truth and divinity of it. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   The historian makes these mountains the standards of the rise of the water; which they could never have been, had they not been standing, when it did so rise and over-power the earth. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OverPower

   OverPower is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by Fleer Corporation originally featuring characters from Marvel Comics and later from DC Comics and Image Comics. The game was initially launched in August 1995. In the game, two players went head-to-head with teams of four heroes and villains. Unlike most other collectible card games of the mid-1990s, OverPower was very distinct strategically and structurally different from Magic: The Gathering.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overpower

   ō-vėr-pow′ėr, v.t. to have or gain power over: to subdue, defeat: to overwhelm.—adj. Overpow′ering, excessive in degree or amount: irresistible.—adv. Overpow′eringly.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overpower

   To vanquish by force; to subdue; to defeat.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of OVERPOWER in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of OVERPOWER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of OVERPOWER in a Sentence

1. John:

   Gruyere is a very fine cheese that has a rather mellow texture. It is commonly used to euxanthate a dish rather than overpower the flavors.

2. Dr. Robert Schuller:

   It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

3. Corinne Dufka:

   The dynamic is the jihadists come in, they overpower the civil defence post and engage in collective punishment against the rest of the village -- it's a pattern we've seen everywhere this year.

4. David Gonzales:

   And once they got over to the side of the road, they were able to overpower them, bind them and threw them in the back of the van they were in.

5. Nicholas Kass:

   But he always wanted to hit the ball through people. He wanted to overpower them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=OVERPOWER
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overpower
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=OVERPOWER
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpower
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=OVERPOWER
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html