overmatch

[ oh-ver-mach ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat:
an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
to match (a competitor) against another of superior strength, ability, or the like.

overmatch

First recorded in 1300–50, overmatch is from the Middle English word overmacchen. See over-, match ²

It is not too much to say that the conqueror of Port Republic was an overmatch in strategy and technique of war for his opponents.

The late king of Prussia was more than once pitted against his imperial sovereign; and commonly proved an overmatch for him.

The rich returns of honest labor render harmless temptations which would prove an overmatch for the average virtue of New England.

No facts or evidence can prove an overmatch for the inherited convictions of a thousand generations.

He certainly would be an overmatch for me, I knew, should I try to stand up to him, but that was not my intention.

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