overmatch

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To match more than intended.

   • The regular expression overmatched, capturing the entire paragraph instead of the specific sentence.
2. 2

   To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass

   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:
   • At Lemster, for her Wooll whose Staple doth excell, And seemes to over-match the golden Phrygian Fell.
3. 3

   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 […]
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   1. 4

      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.
   2. 5

      An opponent who is more than a match for another

      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.

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