Overwield

Quick meaning: Overwield is a verb meaning (transitive) To wield over or in excess; overpower.

Meaning

(transitive) To wield over or in excess; overpower.

Example Sentences

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

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.

Word Forms

• overwields
• overwielding
• overwielded

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