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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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}] 




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