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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 ]


  Overpowering \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.
     Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --
     O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

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


  Overpowering \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.
     Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --
     O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly, adv.

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 ]


  overpowering
       adj : so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for
             solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become
             overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" [syn: overwhelming]

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


  overpowering
     a.
     That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
     n.
     The process of something being overpowered.
     vb.
     (present participle of en overpower nocat=1)

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


  overpowering
     a.
     That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
     n.
     The process of something being overpowered.
     vb.
     (present participle of en overpower nocat=1)

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


  overpowering
     a.
     That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
     n.
     The process of something being overpowered.
     vb.
     (present participle of en overpower nocat=1)

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


  overpowering
     a.
     That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
     n.
     The process of something being overpowered.
     vb.
     (present participle of en overpower nocat=1)

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


  overpowering
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm o verpower ing)

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


  Overpowering /ˌəʊvəpˈaʊəɹɪŋ/
  القهر

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


  overpowering /ˌəʊvəpˈaʊəɹɪŋ/ 
  neodolatelný