overpowers

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