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Another word for overpower

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Verb

  1. To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat

    See also:

    win

  2. To affect deeply or completely, as with emotion

    See also:

    affect

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Another word for overpower

Verb
  1. See also:

    defeat

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Sentence Examples

  • He couldn't hope to overpower them all at once.

  • Don't let your emotions overpower you!

  • He could easily overpower her in a struggle or outlast her in a chase.

  • Xander can outsmart and overpower him, if he feels like it.

  • Josh could easily overpower him and take the keys away — if that was all he did.

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