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

The men, however, again seized him, and told him his ringing would be of no use, as there were fellows inside who could overmaster any effort of his. 

From Recollections of Old Liverpool by Nonagenarian, A

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 Engelbach, Alfred H.

Her form was shaken with emotion so strong as to almost overmaster her.

From Out of a Labyrinth by Lynch, Lawrence L.

Let my fate be a warning to young creatures like myself, never to suffer their affection for any object to overmaster their sense and their reason.

From Jane Sinclair; Or, The Fawn Of Springvale The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William