"overmaster" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overmasters [present, singular, third-person], overmastering [participle, present], overmastered [participle, past], overmastered [past]
Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ) Etymology: over- + master Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|master}} 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
    Sense id: en-overmaster-en-verb-h531SvT3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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