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To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.

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  1. v. t. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.
  2. v. t. To marry (one) to a superior.
  3. n. One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched.
  4. 1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton. 2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] Burton. One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.
  5. One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest inwhich one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.
  6. v. t. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. v. t. To marry (one) to a superior. n. One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched.