overmaster

English - Turkish

Definition of overmaster in English Turkish dictionary: hakkından gelmek; üstün çık; boyun eğdirmek; üstün çıkmak; (fiil) hakkından gelmek

English - English

Definition of overmaster in English English dictionary: to overpower or overwhelm
Did I forget! Shall I ever . . . can I ever! Can any of us ever forget that terrible scene! Mina struggled hard to keep her brave countenance, but the pain overmastered her and she put her hands before her face, and shuddered whilst she moaned.; {v} to subdue, conquer, beat, govern; To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern; overcome by superior force; {f} subdue; overpower, become master of
overmastering: Which overmasters; dominating, oppressive, conquering
Yet from my very earliest consciousness I sensed with savage unswerving certainty that other people were not seized by the same rapacious greed, insatiable hunger, overmastering desire, shivering lust and terrible, hurting need that had me in its grip almost every hour of every day.
overmastering: Present participle of overmaster