Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-mas-ter
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To overpower or overwhelm.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Sir Jasper started from his chair, ashamed of the sick fancies that had, for the moment, overmastered him."
"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."

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- Old French maistrebor. Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master English overmaster From over- + master.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overmasters (present, singular) overmastering (participle, present) overmastered (participle, past) overmastered (past)

Synonyms

overpower overwhelm

Rhymes With

master faster disaster pastor plaster headmaster castor caster blaster aster alabaster remaster

Questions

What does overmaster mean?: To overpower or overwhelm.
Where does overmaster come from?: 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- Old French maistrebor. Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master English overmaster From over- + master.

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