English Explanatory Dictionary

overpower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To subdue someone by superior force.
  2. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
  3. To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
  4. To make excessively powerful.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overpower.wav /əʊvəˈpaʊə/ /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/

Word forms

overpower overpowers overpowering overpowered

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English overpower From over- + power.

Synonyms

overbear

Antonyms

nerf

Derived words

overpowerable overpowered overpowerer overpowering
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