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overmaster

[oh-ver-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˌoʊ vərˈmæs tər, -ˈmɑ stər /
VERB
conquer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crush overthrow quell rout subdue subjugate surmount vanquish
STRONG
beat checkmate circumvent clobber control cream discomfit drub foil frustrate humble lick master outwit overpower override prevail reduce succeed throw thwart total trash triumph whip worst zap
WEAK
bring to knees get the better of shut down trample underfoot wipe off map
Antonyms
STRONGEST
give in lose release surrender win yield
STRONG
aid assist encourage fail help relinquish
WEAK
capitulate forfeit give up retreat succumb

Example Sentences

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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

As I came out of it a voice seemed constantly saying, "You are getting worse; your paroxysms are growing longer and deeper; they will overmaster you; you will die."

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. by Various

His great strength must have some outlet, lest it should overmaster the gentleness of his love.

From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)

I heard thee declare that Ben Jonson had no words to say how fair she was: would you better his description and overmaster him?

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William

The necessity of recovering it cooled for the moment the passion which had threatened to overmaster him.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 by Various