# overpower

> English word · Verb · IPA /əʊvəˈpaʊə/ · frequency rank #35,005

## Definitions
1. To subdue someone by superior force.
2. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
3. To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
4. To make excessively powerful.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *pótis
Proto-Italic *potis
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt
Proto-Italic *som
Proto-Italic *possom
Latin posseder.
Vulgar Latin potēre
Old French pooir
Anglo-Norman poerbor.
Middle English power
English power
English overpower
From over- + power.

## Easily confused with
- **overpowered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overpower-vs-overpowered)

## Common misspellings (13)
`oevrpower`, `oveprower`, `overopwer`, `overpoewr`, `overpowerr`, `overpowre`, `overpowwer`, `overppower`, `overpwoer`, `overrpower`, `ovrepower`, `ovverpower`, `voerpower`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overpower