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overpower
English
Etymology
over- +? power
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??v??pa??/
- (US) IPA(key): /o?.v??pa??.?/
Verb
overpower (third-person singular simple present overpowers, present participle overpowering, simple past and past participle overpowered)
- (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
- We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
- (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
- Bright light overpowers the eyes.
- (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
- The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
- (video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.
- Antonym: nerf
Translations
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- what overpowers the inclination to learn music
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- what's overpowering mean
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discourage
English
Etymology
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. Surface analysis dis- +? courage.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d?s?k???d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d?s?k??d??/
- Hyphenation: dis?cour?age
Verb
discourage (third-person singular simple present discourages, present participle discouraging, simple past and past participle discouraged) (transitive)
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- 1854, Abraham Lincoln. Notes for a Law Lecture
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
- 1854, Abraham Lincoln. Notes for a Law Lecture
Synonyms
- becourage
- deter
- dissuade
Antonyms
- encourage
Translations
Noun
discourage (uncountable)
- (rare) Lack of courage
Synonyms
- (lack of courage): cowardliness
Further reading
- discourage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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- what discourage mean
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- what discourages political participation
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