American English pronunciation
How to pronounce overpower
IPA transcription: [,oʊvɚ'paʊɚ]
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Verb
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overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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overcome by superior force
Usage examples
- Seeing he was overpowered by numbers, he made no resistance.
- Harzer has a distinctive strong smell and overpowering flavour.
- Spock overpowers some guards and finds Kirk and Odona.
- Because of their peaceful and idyllic lives, it was very easy to overpower them.
- Depending on the angle, a heel can act cowardly or overpowering to their opponents.
- Dormammu captures Clea, and overpowers and imprisons Strange.
- Six stars will overpower all others.
- Coogan holds his own for a while but is eventually overpowered.
- She was overpowered by shame and vexation.
- Zagreus prepares to attack the Doctor's companions, but the Brigadier arrives and overpowers him.