Meaning of overwield | Babel Free

Definitions

To wield over or in excess; overpower

transitive

Examples

“When V and N (either in en as a wordending, or the pronoun en) come together, the v often overwields the n which in its new form overwields the v that becomes b.”

“This was because many of them believed that the Emir had overwielded his power against his real and imagined enemies and therefore stepped on many people's toes.”

“His persuasive power was overwielded, and overshadowed by his intensity, which made him seem to them on the verge of spooky.”

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