overmaster

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to overpower, subdue, or overcome completely, especially through superior force or intense emotion

   A sudden fear overmastered him before he could open the door.

Formed from over- + master. Here over- conveys superiority or excess, and the verb master means to gain control of. To overmaster is therefore to gain complete control over a person, force, impulse, or competing influence.

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