Thesaurus: overpower

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1. v. t. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes.
2. n. A dominating power.
3. v. overcome by superior force
4. v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
5. 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. A dominating power. Bacon.
6. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; tosubdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. "And overpower'd thatgallant few." Wordsworth.
7. v:100 v. overcome by superior force