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
Often these are united in the same individual; or, rather, the individual appears in the first rôle, until the second comes to overmaster it.
From The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country by Ernest Thompson Seton
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
She was, however, not one of those who fold their hands and let circumstances overmaster them.
From The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France by Alfred H. Engelbach
And how shall you, a single man, overmaster him?
From Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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