- overmaster
- transitive verb Date: 14th century overpower, subdue
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
overmaster
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Overmaster — O ver*mas ter, v. t. To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overmaster — index beat (defeat), defeat, overthrow, repress, subject Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overmaster — [ō΄vər mas′tər] vt. [ME overmaistren] to overcome; conquer; subdue … English World dictionary
Overmaster — For the Marvel Comics character, see Thog. Overmaster The Overmaster, artist Chuck Patton Publication information Publisher … Wikipedia
overmaster — overmasteringly, adv. /oh veuhr mas teuhr, mah steuhr/, v.t. to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me. [1300 50; ME; see OVER , MASTER] * * * … Universalium
overmaster — verb to overpower or overwhelm Did I forget! Shall I ever . . . can I ever! Can any of us ever forget that terrible scene! Mina struggled hard to keep her brave countenance, but the pain overmastered her and she put her hands before her face, and … Wiktionary
overmaster — Synonyms and related words: beat down, bend, break, break down, bring low, bring to terms, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, clamp down on, coerce, compel, conquer, cow, crush, daunt, deck, despotize, domineer, domineer over, enslave, floor,… … Moby Thesaurus
overmaster — v. subdue; overpower, become master of … English contemporary dictionary
overmaster — verb literary overcome; conquer … English new terms dictionary
overmaster — v. a. See overpower … New dictionary of synonyms
