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# overpower

verb (overpower, overpowers, overpowered, overpowering)

«overpower» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To beat someone by being stronger, so they cannot fight back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#m1)
2. (of a feeling, smell or taste) To be so strong that it takes over: "The smell overpowered us." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#m2)
3. (overpowering, adjective) Very strong, too strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, guards overpower a thief or a hero overpowers a monster. In cooking, a strong flavour like garlic can overpower the others. In everyday life an overpowering smell is too strong to bear. In games "overpowered" (slang "OP") means a character or item is too strong to be fair.

### Examples

- The guards overpowered the robber and took the bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#x1)
- The smell of fish overpowered the whole kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#x2)
- Too much chilli will overpower the taste of the soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#x3)
- She was overpowered by sleepiness and dropped her book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#x4)
- The perfume in the shop was overpowering. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#x5)
- That sword is so overpowered that the game is too easy (slang: it's OP). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#x6)
- How close the air felt in that room; the heat overpowered him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: overpowered, overpowering. In gamer slang "OP" stands for "overpowered". Not the same as "empower" (to give someone power).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overpower» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overpower» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overpower.html) on Mova free.