overpowerverb [ T ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈpaʊər/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈpaʊ.ɚ/to defeat someone by having greater strength or power:
The gunman was finally overpowered by three security guards.
If a smell or feeling overpowers you, it is so strong that it makes you feel weak or ill:
The heat/smell of gas overpowered me as I went into the house.
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Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outmanoeuvre
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overturn
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- victorious
- wipe
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