overpower

overpower
    v 1: overcome by superior force [syn: {overpower}, {overmaster},
         {overwhelm}]
    2: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn:
       {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome},
       {overtake}]
    

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.
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   Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
        overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
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Overpower \O"ver*pow`er\, n.
   A dominating power. --Bacon.
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "overpower":
      amaze, be strong, bear down, beat, best, conquer, crush, daze,
      deck, defeat, drown out, dumbfound, floor, jam, master, nonplus,
      outroar, outshout, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overset,
      overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, pack a punch, prevail, put down,
      quell, send flying, shout down, silence, stagger, strike, stun,
      stupefy, subdue, subjugate, surmount, trip, trip up, upset,
      vanquish, whelm, worst