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OVERMASTER
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they overmaster ... he / she / it overmasters
Past simple: overmastered
Past participle: overmastered
-ing form: overmastering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Overcome by superior force
Synonyms:
overmaster; overpower; overwhelm
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "overmaster" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overmaster"):
steamroll; steamroller (overwhelm by using great force)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to overmaster his opponent
