overmaster
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It was a welcome reminder that even in the rankly toxic House of Representatives, sometimes the personal transcends the ideological and that civility and empathy can overmaster appearances.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2012
He did not look away yet, but Clare saw the blush of shame in his face, and felt that his power diminished, while hers grew all at once, to overmaster him in turn.
From Adam Johnstone's Son by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
A common language and a common religion overmaster political differences, and the English and American dead are laid side by side to rest until the judgment.
From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Robert A. Wilson
For a little while he could not trust himself to speak; his love threatened to overmaster his self-renunciation.
From Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame by James Lane Allen
And there was another thing: however much he might overmaster Nature sufficiently to be able to proceed without rest, the horse could not do so.
From In the Day of Adversity by John Bloundelle-Burton
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