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Webster 1913 Edition
Overpower
Oˊver-pow′er
,Verb.
T.
[
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;
“And overpower’d that gallant few.” as, the light
. overpowers
the eyesWordsworth.
Syn. – To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
O′ver-powˊer
,Noun.
A dominating power.
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Overpower
OVERPOW'ER
, v.t.1.
To affect with a power or force that cannot be borne; as, the light overpowers the eyes.2.
To vanquish by force; to subdue; to reduce to silence in action or submission; to defeat.