overmaster
pronunciation
How to pronounce overmaster in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvə'mɑ:stə]
How to pronounce overmaster in American English:
US [ˌoʊvə'mɑstə]
-
- Verb:
- overcome by superior force
Word Origin
- overmaster (v.)
- mid-14c., from over- + master (v.). Related: Overmastered; overmastering.
Example
- 1. In year a.d. 225 , while zhu geliang faced the situation that the minorities were not reconciled to be submitted , he realized that the only way to guarantee a lasting political stability was to overmaster the rebellion leader meng huo .