Definitions for overpowerˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•pow•erˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ər(v.t.)
to overcome by superior force; vanquish.
to affect or impress excessively; overwhelm.
to furnish with excessive power.
Origin of overpower:
1585–95
Princeton's WordNet
overpower, overmaster, overwhelm(verb)
overcome by superior force
overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake(verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
overpower(verb)ˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ər
to use strength to win or control sth
It took two police officers to overpower the man.
overpowerˌoʊ vərˈpaʊ ər
(of an emotion or feeling) to be too strong to resist
The need to sleep overpowered him.
Wiktionary
overpower(Verb)
To subdue someone by superior force.
We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
overpower(Verb)
To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
Origin: From over- + power.
Translations for overpower
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
overpower(verb)
to defeat or make helpless or captive by a greater strength
The police overpowered the thieves.
- oorweldig, oormeester, baasraakAfrikaans

- يَتَسَلَّط على، يَغْلِب، يُخْضِعArabic

- надвивамBulgarian

- dominarPortuguese (BR)

- přemociCzech

- überwältigenGerman

- overmandeDanish

- εξουδετερώνωGreek

- reducirSpanish

- jagu saamaEstonian

- مسلط شدن بر؛ چیره شدنFarsi

- nujertaaFinnish

- vaincre, maîtriserFrench

- לְהִשׁתַלֵט עַל-Hebrew

- नियन्त्रण करनाHindi

- nadvladatiCroatian

- legyőzHungarian

- melumpuhkanIndonesian

- yfirbugaIcelandic

- sopraffare, soverchiareItalian

- 打ち負かすJapanese

- 무기력하게 하다Korean

- jėga įveiktiLithuanian

- uzveikt; pievarētLatvian

- menundukkanMalay

- overmannenDutch

- overmanne, overvinneNorwegian

- obezwładnićPolish

- مسلط شدن بر؛ چیره شدنPersian

- برى موندلPashto

- dominarPortuguese

- aînvinge, a copleşi (numeric, prin forţă)Romanian

- одолевать;превосходитьRussian

- premôcťSlovak

- premagatiSlovenian

- savladatiSerbian

- övermanna, överväldiga, göra mattSwedish

- เอาชนะThai

- hakkından gelmek, boyun eğdirmekTurkish

- 制服,壓倒Chinese (Trad.)

- пересилювати, брати верхUkrainian

- زير کرديناUrdu

- khuất phụcVietnamese

- 制服,压倒Chinese (Simp.)

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