[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

overpower \o`verpow"er\, v. t. imp.  p. p. overpowered; p.
   pr.  vb. n. overpowering.
   to excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior
   power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the
   eyes. "and overpower'd that gallant few." --wordsworth.
   1913 webster

   syn: to overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
        overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
        1913 webster
see also:
overpowered overpowering 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

overpower \o"verpow`er\, n.
   a dominating power. --bacon.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

overpower
     v 1: overcome by superior force syn: overmaster, overwhelm
     2: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli syn: overwhelm,
         sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
see also:
overmaster overwhelm sweep over whelm overcome overtake 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

45 moby thesaurus words for "overpower":
   amaze, be strong, bear down, beat, best, conquer, crush, daze,
   deck, defeat, drown out, dumbfound, floor, jam, master, nonplus,
   outroar, outshout, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overset,
   overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, pack a punch, prevail, put down,
   quell, send flying, shout down, silence, stagger, strike, stun,
   stupefy, subdue, subjugate, surmount, trip, trip up, upset,
   vanquish, whelm, worst

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