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overmaster
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over·mas·ter

transitive verb \ˌō-vər-ˈmas-tər\

Definition of OVERMASTER

: overpower, subdue

Examples of OVERMASTER

  1. <the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying>

First Known Use of OVERMASTER

14th century

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Synonyms
crush, devastate, floor, grind (down), oppress, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, prostrate, snow under, swamp, whelm

Rhymes with OVERMASTER

alabaster, burgomaster, cellar master, China aster, concertmaster, criticaster, ghetto blaster, harbormaster, mustard plaster, oleaster, poetaster, quartermaster, stationmaster, telecaster, wagon master, weathercaster, Zoroaster

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