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overpower
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o·ver·pow·er  (vr-pour)
tr.v. o·ver·pow·ered, o·ver·pow·er·ing, o·ver·pow·ers
1. To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue.
2. To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm.
3. To supply with excessive mechanical power.

overpower
Verb
1. to conquer or subdue (someone) by superior force
2. to have such a strong effect on (someone) as to make him or her helpless or ineffective: I was so appalled, so overpowered by my guilt and my shame that I was unable to speak
overpowering adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.overpower - overcome by superior force
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"
2.overpower - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
benight - overtake with darkness or night
knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm"
stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"
lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"

overpower
verb 1. overcome, master, overwhelm, overthrow, subdue, quell, get the better of, subjugate, prevail over, immobilize, bring (someone) to their knees (informal) render incapable, render powerless, render helpless, get the upper hand over
verb 2. beat, defeat, tank (slang) crush, lick (informal) triumph over, best, clobber (slang) stuff (slang) vanquish, be victorious (over), wipe the floor with (informal) make mincemeat of (informal) worst
Translations

overpower [əuvəˈpauəʳ] vtdominar;
(fig) → embargar
overpower [əuvəˈpauəʳ] vtvaincre (fig); accabler
overpower [əuvəˈpauəʳ] vtüberwältigen
overpower [əuvəˈpauəʳ] vtsopraffare

overpower
v overpower [əuvəˈpauə]
to defeat or make helpless or captive by a greater strength The police overpowered the thieves.oorweldig, oormeester, baasraakيَتَسَلَّط على، يَغْلِب، يُخْضِعнадвивамpřemociovermandeüberwältigenεξουδετερώνωreducirjagu saamaمسلط شدن بر؛ چیره شدنkukistaavaincre, maîtriserלְהִשׁתַלֵט עַל-नियन्त्रण करनाnadvladatilegyőzmelumpuhkanyfirbugasopraffare, soverchiare打ち負かす압도하다, 이기다jėga įveiktiuzveikt; pievarētmenundukkanovermannenovermanne, overvinneobezwładnićdominara învinge, a copleşi (numeric, prin forţă)одолевать;превосходитьpremôcťpremagatisavladatiövermanna, överväldiga, göra mattเอาชนะhakkından gelmek, boyun eğdirmek制服,壓倒пересилювати, брати верхزير کرديناkhuất phục
adj ˌoverˈpowering
very strong That smell is quite overpowering.oorweldigend, onweerstaanbaarلا يُقاوَم، قوي جِداًнепреодолимnesnesitelnýovervældendeüberwältigendπολύ ισχυρόςmuy fuerte; abrumador; aplastantevastupandamatuشدید؛ تاثیر گذارmusertavairrésistible, suffocantחָזָק מִדַיनियन्त्रण काvrlo jakellenállhatatlan, erőssangat kuatómótstæðilegur; kæfandiinsopportabile圧倒的な압도적인nepakeliamasspēcīgs; nepārvaramsamat kuatoverweldigendoverveldendeobezwładniającymuito fortefoarte puternicнепреодолимыйneznesiteľnýnepremagljivprejaköverväldigande, oemotståndlig, bedövandeแข็งแรงและมีอำนาจมากçok güçlü極強的непереборний, нездоланнийشديد، ناقابل مزاحمتkhuất phục

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