overpower (redirected from overpowers)

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.

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overpower [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə]

vb (tr)

1. to conquer or subdue by superior force

2. to have such a strong effect on as to make helpless or ineffective

3. to supply with more power than necessary

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	overpower - overcome by superior force overmaster, 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"
	2.	overpower - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake 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"

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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 It took four policemen to overpower him.

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 Britain's tennis No.1 yesterday overpowered his American rival.

3. overwhelm, overcome, bowl over (informal), stagger I was so overpowered by shame that I was unable to speak.

Translations

overpower [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəʳ] VT

1. (= subdue physically) → dominar; (= defeat) [+ enemy, opponent] → derrotar, vencer
it took ten guards to overpower him → se necesitaron diez guardas para dominarlo or para poder con él

2. (fig) [heat] → agobiar, sofocar; [sound] → aturdir; [emotion] → embargar; [guilt, shame] → abrumar; [sleep, tiredness] → vencer; [flavour] → dominar
a sudden dizziness overpowered him → un mareo repentino se apoderó de él
that piece of furniture overpowers the room → ese mueble domina la habitación
I was overpowered by feelings of guilt → me sentía abrumado por un sentimiento de culpabilidad

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overpower [ˌəʊvə^rˈpaʊə^r] vt

(physically) → maîtriser
The bank robber was overpowered by two cashiers → Le braqueur de banque fut maîtrisé par deux caissiers.
to be overpowered by sb → être maîtrisé par qn

(= overwhelm) → s'emparer de
A sudden dizziness overpowered him → Un soudain vertige s'empara de lui.

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overpower

vt

person, team, player → überwältigen, bezwingen

(emotion, heat) → überwältigen, übermannen

(Mech) to be overpowered → übermotorisiert sein

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overpower [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəʳ] vt → sopraffare

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overpower [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəʳ] vt → sopraffare

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overpower

v overpower [əuvəˈpauə]

to defeat or make helpless or captive by a greater strength The police overpowered the thieves. oorweldig, oormeester, baasraak يَتَسَلَّط على، يَغْلِب، يُخْضِع надвивам přemoci overmande überwältigen εξουδετερώνω reducir jagu saama مسلط شدن بر؛ چیره شدن nujertaa vaincre, maîtriser לְהִשׁתַלֵט עַל- नियन्त्रण करना nadvladati legyőz melumpuhkan yfirbuga sopraffare, soverchiare 打ち負かす 무기력하게 하다 jėga įveikti uzveikt; pievarēt menundukkan overmannen overmanne, overvinne obezwładnić dominar a învinge, a copleşi (numeric, prin forţă) одолевать;превосходить premôcť premagati savladati övermanna, överväldiga, göra matt เอาชนะ hakkından gelmek, boyun eğdirmek 制服，壓倒 пересилювати, брати верх زير کردينا khuất phục 制服，压倒

adj overˈpowering

very strong That smell is quite overpowering. oorweldigend, onweerstaanbaar لا يُقاوَم، قوي جِداً непреодолим nesnesitelný overvældende überwältigend πολύ ισχυρός muy fuerte; abrumador; aplastante vastupandamatu شدید؛ تاثیر گذار läpitunkeva irrésistible, suffocant חָזָק מִדַי नियन्त्रण का vrlo jak ellenállhatatlan, erős sangat kuat ómótstæðilegur; kæfandi insopportabile 圧倒的な 매우 강한 nepakeliamas spēcīgs; nepārvarams amat kuat overweldigend overveldende obezwładniający muito forte foarte puternic непреодолимый neznesiteľný nepremagljiv prejak överväldigande, oemotståndlig, bedövande แข็งแรงและมีอำนาจมาก çok güçlü 極強的 непереборний, нездоланний شديد، ناقابل مزاحمت khuất phục 极强的