overmaster
Crush all resistance
To overmaster is to overcome or subdue completely, typically through superior force, will, or intensity.
The word suggests being overwhelmed to the point of losing control or resistance: Grief overmastered her composure.
It often appears in literary or formal contexts to describe emotions, desires, or forces that prove too powerful to resist.
His curiosity overmastered his caution.
Bring under dominion
- conquerOvercome by force
- dominateControl through superior strength
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
- subdueBring under control
prevail · triumph · command · rule · govern · defeat · overthrow · suppress
Prevail against difficulty
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
- inundateOverwhelm with excess
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
deluge · besiege · drown · suffocate · eclipse · overshadow · consume · overtake
subjugate
Bring under dominion
- conquerOvercome by force
- dominateControl through superior strength
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
subdue · prevail · triumph · command · rule · govern · defeat · overthrow · suppress · crush
overcome
Prevail against difficulty
swamp · deluge · besiege · drown · suffocate · eclipse · overshadow · consume · overtake · sweep
cow
Female bovine
terrorize · frighten · menace · unnerve · threaten · coerce · pressure · subdue · demoralize · awe
quell
Forcibly end unrest
smother · squash · crush · inhibit · restrain · curb · muzzle · strangle · throttle · suppress