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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Overpower \O'ver*pow"er\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. ''And overpower'd that gallant few.'' --Wordsworth.
Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Overpower \O"ver*pow'er\, noun A dominating power. --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
overpower
verb
1: overcome by superior force [syn: {overmaster}, {overwhelm}]
2: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome}, {overtake}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "overpower": amaze, be strong, bear down, beat, best, conquer, crush, daze, deck, defeat, drown out, dumbfound, floor, jam, master, nonplus, outroar, outshout, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overset, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, pack a punch, prevail, put down, quell, send flying, shout down, silence, stagger, strike, stun, stupefy, subdue, subjugate, surmount, trip, trip up, upset, vanquish, whelm, worst
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