| VERB | competition | overpower, overmaster, overwhelm | overcome by superior force |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
| Sounds | ow.verpaw'er | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | bellflower ... willpower: 32 rhymes with awer... | |
| Meaning | Overcome by superior force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to overpower his opponent | |
| Synonyms | overmaster, overwhelm | |
| Narrower | steamroller, steamroll | overwhelm by using great force |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | abrumar, dominar, vencer | |
| Meaning | Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake | |
| Narrower | benight | overtake with darkness or night |
| devastate | overwhelm or overpower | |
| kill | overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration | |
| knock out | overwhelm with admiration | |
| lock | hold fast (in a certain state) | |
| seize, clutch, get hold of | affect | |
| stagger | astound or overwhelm, as with shock | |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | abrumar, agobiar, apabullar, desbordar | |
| Catalan | aclaparar, desbordar, superar | |
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