[syn: overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overpower \O"ver*pow`er\, n.
A dominating power. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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