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overpower
/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə/
verb
obezwładnić
Also
przemócprzytłoczyć
Definition
To defeat or overcome someone or something by using greater strength or force; to be too strong for someone or something.
Examples
The guards managed to overpower the intruder.
Strażnikom udało się obezwładnić intruza.
The smell of the flowers was so strong it threatened to overpower her.
Zapach kwiatów był tak intensywny, że groził ją przytłoczyć.
Collocations
easily overpoweroverpower an opponentoverpower the senses
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