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English Dictionary: Overpower by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overpower
v
  1. overcome by superior force [syn: overpower, overmaster, overwhelm]
  2. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
    Synonym(s): overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overpower \O"ver*pow`er\, n.
      A dominating power. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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; to vanquish;
      to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. [bd]And
      overpower'd that gallant few.[b8] --Wordsworth.
  
      Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
               overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
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