overmaster

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

Origin of overmaster

1
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at over-, master

Other words from overmaster

  • o·ver·mas·ter·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use overmaster in a sentence

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for overmaster

overmaster

/ (ˌəʊvəˈmɑːstə) /


verb
  1. (tr) to overpower

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