overmatch
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overmatch
- /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmætʃ/
- /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌmætʃ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English overmacchen, equivalent to over- + match.
verb overmatches · overmatching · overmatched
- To match more than intended. The regular expression overmatched, capturing the entire paragraph instead of the specific sentence.
- To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish. And wel his merits ſhew him to be made His Fortunes maiſter, and the king of men. That could perſwade at ſuch a ſodaine pinch, With reaſons of his valour and his life, A thouſand ſworne and ouer-matching foes:
- To marry (someone) to a superior. If a yeoman have one sole daughter, he must overmatch her, above her birth and calling, to a gentleman forsooth, because of her great portion […]
noun overmatches
- A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other. […] we can increase the velocity of that force, so as to make it an overmatch for its antagonist.
- An opponent who is more than a match for another; one who cannot be defeated. For Memnon […] fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy.
Opposite: undermatch
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noun
Opposite: undermatch
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noun a match
| Português | batalha f perdida |
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title = {overmatch},
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