"overmaster" meaning in English

See overmaster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overmasters [present, singular, third-person], overmastering [participle, present], overmastered [participle, past], overmastered [past]
Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Old French maistrebor. Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master English overmaster From over- + master. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|over-|master|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Old French maistrebor. Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master English overmaster [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*uber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofer-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "maistre", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "magister", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mǣġester", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "maister", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "master", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "overmaster", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="overmaster"> From over- + master. Head templates: {{en-verb}} overmaster (third-person singular simple present overmasters, present participle overmastering, simple past and past participle overmastered)
  1. (transitive) To overpower or overwhelm. Tags: transitive

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