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overpower

o·ver·pow·er [ vər pówr ] (past and past participle o·ver·pow·ered, present participle o·ver·pow·er·ing, 3rd person present singular o·ver·pow·ers)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. subdue somebody physically: to use superior strength or force to defeat somebody, especially to make somebody physically helpless and unable to fight

2. overwhelm somebody mentally: to have so strong an effect on somebody that he or she is unable to resist or control it

3. give excessive power to something: to supply something, especially a car, with more power than necessary

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