O·ver·pow·er v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpowered p. pr. & vb. n. Overpowering.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. “And overpower'd that gallant few.”
Syn: -- To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
overpowered
adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
profusion of something; "a desk flooded with
applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much
overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped
by work" [syn: flooded, inundated, overcome, overwhelmed,
swamped, engulfed]