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overmaster

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o·ver·mas·ter  (vr-mstr)
tr.v. o·ver·mas·tered, o·ver·mas·ter·ing, o·ver·mas·ters
To overpower by superior force; overcome.
overmaster [ˌəʊvəˈmɑːstə]
vb
(tr) to overpower
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Verb1.overmaster - overcome by superior force
overpower, overwhelm
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
steamroll, steamroller - overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"


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At each period of growth all the growing twigs have tried to branch out on all sides, and to overtop and kill the surrounding twigs and branches, in the same manner as species and groups of species have tried to overmaster other species in the great battle for life.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
I had been weary before, but now I was sick and bruised, and partly drunken with the brandy; I kept stumbling as I ran, I had a stitch that came near to overmaster me; and when at last Alan paused under a great rock that stood there among a number of others, it was none too soon for David Balfour.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
I held out my hand: I dared not speak lest my emotion should overmaster me.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
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