overmaster
to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me.
Origin of overmaster
1Other words from overmaster
- o·ver·mas·ter·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use overmaster in a sentence
Destiny, which is stronger than human love, or the soul's fidelity, had overmastered self-sacrifice and the heart of a woman.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerAt Erfurt the same vacillation overmastered Napoleon (p. 181) as that with which he had been tormented since Tilsit.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneBut the tears and sighs of his wife, the noble Charlotte de Laval, at length overmastered his reluctance.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdPerhaps Alice, I have originated a surprise for you; please do not be alarmed if my feelings have overmastered my discretion.
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonHis honor and what he called good sense were mightily at war with this desire that well-nigh overmastered him.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for overmaster
/ (ˌəʊvəˈmɑːstə) /
(tr) to overpower
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