overpower

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• UK: /əʊvəˈpaʊə/
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• US: /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h1es- Proto-Indo-European *h1ésti Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *bhúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English overpower From over- + power.

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: اِسْتَبَدَّ (istabadda) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Bulgarian: надвивам (nadvivam) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Chinese Mandarin: 壓倒 /压倒 (yādǎo) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Danish: overvælde — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Danish: overmande — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Dutch: overweldigen — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Dutch: overmannen — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Esperanto: superforti — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Finnish: kukistaa — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• French: soumettre — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• German: überwältigen — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• German: übermannen — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Ancient Greek: κατισχύω (katiskhúō) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Ancient Greek: χειρόομαι (kheiróomai) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Japanese: 圧倒する (attō suru) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Korean: 압도하다 (apdohada) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Latin: obruō — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Māori: whakatūoi — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Russian: подавля́ть (podavljátʹ) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Russian: сокруша́ть (sokrušátʹ) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Russian: переси́ливать (peresílivatʹ) — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Spanish: dominar — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Spanish: vencer — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Spanish: someter — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Swedish: överväldiga — subdue someone by superior force — see also compel
• Finnish: olla liian voimakas — excel or exceed in power
• Russian: переси́ливать (peresílivatʹ) — excel or exceed in power
• Spanish: agobiar — excel or exceed in power
• Spanish: sofocar — excel or exceed in power
• Spanish: aturdir — excel or exceed in power
• Spanish: abrumar — excel or exceed in power
• Bulgarian: преобладавам (preobladavam) — render imperceptible by means of greater strength
• Finnish: jättää varjoonsa — render imperceptible by means of greater strength
• Finnish: peittää alleen — render imperceptible by means of greater strength
• Ancient Greek: κατισχύω (katiskhúō) — render imperceptible by means of greater strength
• Spanish: realzar — render imperceptible by means of greater strength