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o⋅ver⋅mas⋅ter

  [oh-ver-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
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–verb (used with object)
to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see over-, master

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅mas⋅ter⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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o·ver·mas·ter   (ō'vər-mās'tər)   
tr.v.   o·ver·mas·tered, o·ver·mas·ter·ing, o·ver·mas·ters
To overpower by superior force; overcome.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Overmaster

O`ver*mas"ter\, v. t. To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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