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overmaster

[ oh-ver-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈmæs tər, -ˈmɑ stər /

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verb (used with object)

to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me.

Origin of overmaster

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at over-, master

OTHER WORDS FROM overmaster

o·ver·mas·ter·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby overmaster

overlord, overly, overlying, overman, overmantel, overmaster, overmatch, overmatter, overmeasure, overmedicate, overmodulation

Example sentences from the Web for overmaster

Yet it's plain that he thinks a little worse of himself for allowing his judgment to overmaster his unreasoning dread.

Guns are Dangerous, Even When Used by Good Men |David Frum |April 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The backward drag rapidly decreased as the pull of Saturn and his system began to overmaster that of Jupiter.

A Honeymoon in Space |George Griffith
These two elements coxisted from early times, and caused perpetual ferment by their struggles to overmaster each other.

The Cradle of the Christ |Octavius Brooks Frothingham
"He has fainted," said Tom, not allowing the worse fear to overmaster him.

We Two |Edna Lyall

It had begun so delicately; it became in a little while so determined, it threatened to overmaster him.

The Wave |Algernon Blackwood
Again he sought to take her, to hold her and overmaster her.

The Air Trust |George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for overmaster

overmaster

/ (ˌəʊvəˈmɑːstə) /

verb

(tr) to overpower