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overpowerest

overpowerest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of overpower.

Meaning of overpower

Verb

overpower (third-person singular simple present overpowers, present participle overpowering, simple past and past participle overpowered)

  1. (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
    • We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
  2. (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
    • Bright light overpowers the eyes.
    Synonyms:
    overbear
  3. (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
    • The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
  4. (transitive) To make excessively powerful.
    • Rather than overpowering the characters or giving them some kind of slow-mo adrenalin abilities, Bloody Days does the most unexpected thing: it introduces a genuinely smart tactical system.2017 March 10, Adam Smith, “Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days is smarter than you’d think”, in Rock Paper Shotgun, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2022
    Antonyms:
    nerf

Origin of overpowerest

overpower + -est

Questions about overpowerest

What is overpowerest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overpowerest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of overpower.

Words near overpowerest in the dictionary

  1. overpowered
  2. overpoweredly
  3. overpoweredness
  4. overpowerer
  5. overpowerers
  6. overpowerest
  7. overpowereth
  8. overpowerful
  9. overpowerfully
  10. overpowerfulness
  11. overpowering

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