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Verb

overpowering

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Overpowering.]
To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior
power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the
eyes. "And overpower'd that gallant few." --Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Overpowering \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.
Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --
O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet overpowering
adj : so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for
solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become
overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" [syn: overwhelming]

Moby Dictionary
agitating , breathtaking , charged , cliff-hanging , compelling ,
disquieting , distracting , disturbing , electric , exciting ,
exhilarating , galvanic , heady , heart-expanding , heart-stirring ,
heart-swelling , heart-thrilling , impenetrable , impregnable ,
impressive , incontestable , indomitable , inexpugnable , inflammatory ,
insuperable , intoxicating , invincible , inviolable , invulnerable ,
irresistible , jarring , jolting , maddening , mind-blowing , moving ,
oppressive , overcoming , overmastering , overmatching , overwhelming ,
perturbing , piquant , powerful , provocative , provoking , ravishing ,
resistless , soul-stirring , spirit-stirring , stimulating ,
stimulative , stirring , striking , suspenseful , suspensive ,
tantalizing , telling , thrilling , thrilly , troubling , unassailable ,
unbearable , unbeatable , unconquerable , unendurable , unsettling ,
unsubduable , unsurmountable , unyielding , upsetting