OVERPOWER


Meaning of OVERPOWER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-vər-ˈpau̇(-ə)r ]

transitive verb

Date: 1593

1. : to overcome by superior force : subdue

2. : to affect with overwhelming intensity

the stench overpower ed us

3. : to provide with more power than is needed or desirable

a dangerously overpower ed car

• over·pow·er·ing·ly -ˈpau̇(-ə)r-iŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.