overpower

overpower
v
1. overcome, overwhelm, floor, dumfound, daze, stagger, stupefy, stun, nonplus, take aback; Inf. knock off one's feet, Inf. bowl over, Sl. knock for a loop, Inf. blow one's mind; move, stir, affect, touch, touch to the quick; reach, Inf. get or get to, come home to, strike, impress strongly, melt, soften, tug at the heartstrings.
2. overmaster, surmount, master, subdue, get the upper hand, prevail; discomfit, rout, vanquish, conquer; subjugate, subject, defeat, beat, put down; smash, crush, squash, Inf. mop or wipe the floor with, trounce, drub, thrash; worst, checkmate, out-maneuver, outwit

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