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Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. 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; as, the light overpowers the eyes. "And overpower'd that gallant few." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

overpowered \overpowered\ adj.

1. rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something.

Syn: overcome, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed. [WordNet 1.5]

2. Having more than the required power; as, an overpowered hot rod. [Colloq.]

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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

overpowered adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: flooded, inundated, overcome, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Overpowering.]

To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. ``And overpower'd that gallant few.'' --Wordsworth.

Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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