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overmaster

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over·​mas·​ter | \ ˌō-vər-ˈma-stər How to pronounce overmaster (audio) \
overmastered; overmastering; overmasters

Definition of overmaster

transitive verb

: overpower, subdue
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Examples of overmaster in a Sentence

the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying

Recent Examples on the Web

 Jesus’ Son is about the force of addiction and the only thing that can overmaster it: the ecstatic experience of God. — Longreads, "The Tears of Denis Johnson," 17 June 2017

First Known Use of overmaster

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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