overpower
verb/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə(r)/
/ˌəʊvərˈpaʊər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overpower | /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə(r)/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊər/ |
| he / she / it overpowers | /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəz/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərz/ |
| past simple overpowered | /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəd/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərd/ |
| past participle overpowered | /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəd/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərd/ |
| -ing form overpowering | /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərɪŋ/ |
- overpower somebody to defeat or gain control over somebody completely by using greater strength
- Police finally managed to overpower the gunman.
- Manchester United completely overpowered their rivals to win 4–0.
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- overpower somebody/something to be so strong or great that it affects somebody/something seriously synonym overwhelm
- Finally the cold overpowered him.
- The flavour of the garlic overpowered the meat.
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