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overmatch

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o·ver·match  (vr-mch)
tr.v. o·ver·matched, o·ver·match·ing, o·ver·match·es
1. To be more than a match for; exceed or defeat.
2. To match with a superior opponent.
n. (vr-mch)
A contest in which one opponent is distinctly superior.
overmatch Chiefly US
vb [ˌəʊvəˈmætʃ] (tr)
1. to be more than a match for
2. (General Sporting Terms) to match with a superior opponent
n [ˈəʊvəˌmætʃ]
1. a person superior in ability
2. (General Sporting Terms) a match in which one contestant is superior


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The smallness of the army renders the natural strength of the community an overmatch for it; and the citizens, not habituated to look up to the military power for protection, or to submit to its oppressions, neither love nor fear the soldiery; they view them with a spirit of jealous acquiescence in a necessary evil, and stand ready to resist a power which they suppose may be exerted to the prejudice of their rights.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Sylla, when he commanded Rome, raised Pompey (after surnamed the Great) to that height, that Pompey vaunted himself for Sylla's overmatch.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
The veteran legions of Rome were an overmatch for the undisciplined valor of all other nations and rendered her the mistress of the world.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
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