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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Overpowering.]
     To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior
     power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the
     eyes. ``And overpower'd that gallant few.'' --Wordsworth.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
          overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  overpowered \overpowered\ adj.
     1. rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
        profusion of something.
  
     Syn: overcome, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Having more than the required power; as, an overpowered
        hot rod. [Colloq.]
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Overpowering.]
     To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish;
     to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. ``And
     overpower'd that gallant few.'' --Wordsworth.
  
     Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
          overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  overpowered
       adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
             profusion of something; "a desk flooded with
             applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much
             overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped
             by work" [syn: flooded, inundated, overcome, overwhelmed,
              swamped, engulfed]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  overpowered
     a.
     Overly powerful.
     vb.
     (infl of en overpower  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  overpowered
     a.
     Overly powerful.
     vb.
     (infl of en overpower  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  overpowered
     a.
     Overly powerful.
     vb.
     (infl of en overpower  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  overpowered
     a.
     Overly powerful.
     vb.
     (infl of en overpower  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  overpowered
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm o verpower ed)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Overpowered /ˌəʊvəpˈaʊəd/
  مقهور

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  overpowered /ˌəʊvəpˈaʊəd/
  přemohl

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  overpowered /ˌəʊvəpˈaʊəd/
  überdeckt, überstrahlt, verblassen lassen
        "The delicate taste of the wine is overpowered by the spiciness of the food."  - Der feine Geschmack des Weines wird durch die Würze der Speisen überdeckt.
   see: overpower sth., overpowering
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  overpowered /ˌəʊvəpˈaʊəd/
  überwältigt, niedergerungen, niedergezwungen, niedergekämpft, übermannt
        "he/she has/had overpowered"  - er/sie hat/hatte überwältigt, er/sie hat/hatte niedergerungen, er/sie hat/hatte niedergezwungen, er/sie hat/hatte niedergekämpft, er/sie hat/hatte übermannt
        "The police overpowered the hostage-taker."  - Die Polizei überwältigte den Geiselnehmer.
     Synonym: subdued
  
   see: overpower sb., subdue sb., overpowering, subduing, overpowers, subdues, overpowered, subdued
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  overpowered /ˌəʊvəpˈaʊəd/
  überwältigte, rang nieder, zwang nieder, kämpfte nieder, übermannte
        "he/she has/had overpowered"  - er/sie hat/hatte überwältigt, er/sie hat/hatte niedergerungen, er/sie hat/hatte niedergezwungen, er/sie hat/hatte niedergekämpft, er/sie hat/hatte übermannt
        "The police overpowered the hostage-taker."  - Die Polizei überwältigte den Geiselnehmer.
     Synonym: subdued
  
   see: overpower sb., subdue sb., overpowering, subduing, overpowered, subdued, overpowers, subdues
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌoʊvɝˈpaʊɝd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "overpowered":
     all up with, beat, beaten, bested, confounded, defeated,
     discomfited, done for, done in, down, fallen, fixed, floored,
     hors de combat, lambasted, lathered, licked, on the skids, outdone,
     overborne, overcome, overexcited, overmastered, overmatched,
     overridden, overthrown, overturned, overwhelmed, overwrought,
     panicked, put to rout, routed, ruined, scattered, settled,
     silenced, skinned, skinned alive, stampeded, trimmed, trounced,
     undone, upset, whelmed, whipped, worsted
  
  

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