overmasteringn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈmɑːst(ə)rɪŋ/,

/ˌəʊvəˈmast(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈmæst(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overmaster v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overmaster v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of overmaster v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering

prevailing1549

prevailment1599

mastering1649

overmastering1870

1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 531 Others [sc. plants]..appear to require only to get a footing in a foreign soil to become established in it with extraordinary rapidity, even to the overmastering or expulsion of some of the indigenous inhabitants.

1899 Daily News 10 June 7/4 It would result in the immediate overmastering of the old citizens.

1939 Mind 48 223 Evil need not..lie in the choice of a lesser good, but in the overmastering of insight by passion.

1980 Hist. Jrnl. 23 218 The academic liberals distrusted socialism in part because of its sentimental and ‘non-rational’ appeal, which they saw as a particularly dangerous case of the overmastering of intellect by emotion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overmasteringadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈmɑːst(ə)rɪŋ/,

/ˌəʊvəˈmast(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈmæst(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and mastering adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overmaster v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < overmaster v. + -ing suffix².

That overmasters; that dominates, overcomes, conquers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective]

prevailinga1586

overmastering1613

prevalent1614

mastering1694

1613 G. Markham Second Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 6 But it was an vnkind griefe; or a griefe mixt with so much ouermaistring vnkindnesse, [etc.].

1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) iii. 37 There is an overmastering apprehension of Christ's love.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 114 One in whom some strong o'er-mastering principle has overwhelmed all other passions and feelings.

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss III. vi. xiii. 209 He had been tortured by scruples, he had fought fiercely with overmastering inclination.

1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 889 Yet has heredity as overmastering an influence as many ascribe to it?

1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 13 June 2 What a blockade by sea can do..an overmastering force of bombers can most certainly do.

1988 R. Christiansen Romantic Affinities ii. 69 His notebooks evince how overmastering his passion for this dumpy and cheerful woman remained.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overmastering
释义	overmasteringn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈmɑːst(ə)rɪŋ/, /ˌəʊvəˈmast(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmæst(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overmaster v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overmaster v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of overmaster v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering prevailing1549 prevailment1599 mastering1649 overmastering1870 1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 531 Others [sc. plants]..appear to require only to get a footing in a foreign soil to become established in it with extraordinary rapidity, even to the overmastering or expulsion of some of the indigenous inhabitants. 1899 Daily News 10 June 7/4 It would result in the immediate overmastering of the old citizens. 1939 Mind 48 223 Evil need not..lie in the choice of a lesser good, but in the overmastering of insight by passion. 1980 Hist. Jrnl. 23 218 The academic liberals distrusted socialism in part because of its sentimental and ‘non-rational’ appeal, which they saw as a particularly dangerous case of the overmastering of intellect by emotion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overmasteringadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈmɑːst(ə)rɪŋ/, /ˌəʊvəˈmast(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmæst(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and mastering adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overmaster v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < overmaster v. + -ing suffix². That overmasters; that dominates, overcomes, conquers. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective] prevailinga1586 overmastering1613 prevalent1614 mastering1694 1613 G. Markham Second Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 6 But it was an vnkind griefe; or a griefe mixt with so much ouermaistring vnkindnesse, [etc.]. 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) iii. 37 There is an overmastering apprehension of Christ's love. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 114 One in whom some strong o'er-mastering principle has overwhelmed all other passions and feelings. 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss III. vi. xiii. 209 He had been tortured by scruples, he had fought fiercely with overmastering inclination. 1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 889 Yet has heredity as overmastering an influence as many ascribe to it? 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 13 June 2 What a blockade by sea can do..an overmastering force of bombers can most certainly do. 1988 R. Christiansen Romantic Affinities ii. 69 His notebooks evince how overmastering his passion for this dumpy and cheerful woman remained. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1870adj.1613
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