overpower
verb
over·pow·er
ˌō-vər-ˈpau̇(-ə)r 
overpowered; overpowering; overpowers
2
: to affect with overwhelming intensity
the stench overpowered us
3
: to provide with more power than is needed or desirable
a dangerously overpowered car
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Examples of overpower in a Sentence
She was able to overpower her attacker.
The police overpowered the man and handcuffed him.
The troops were overpowered by the stronger enemy forces.
His personality overpowers everyone else's.
The delicate taste of the wine was overpowered by the spiciness of the food.
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Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
But just as an ornate setting can draw more attention than the painting, wood can overpower fruit and hide a wine’s true beauty.
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Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Until that reckoning arrives, however, simmering economic problems are unlikely to overpower the forces that keep Putin bent on continuing the war in Ukraine.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
But just as an ornate setting can draw more attention than the painting, wood can overpower fruit and hide a wine’s true beauty.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
The Rams were facing the NFL’s most talented team in the Eagles, who’d overpowered them two months earlier in Greater Los Angeles.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Overpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overpower. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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overpower
verb
over·pow·er
ˌō-vər-ˈpau̇(-ə)r
1
: to overcome by greater force : defeat
2
: overwhelm sense 2
overpowered by hunger
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