Sekirov Dictionary

overmatch

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmætʃ/

verb 3
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌmætʃ/ noun 2
forms 3

verb3

•
To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish.
- At Lemster, for her Wooll whose Staple doth excell, And seemes to over-match the golden Phrygian Fell. — 1612
•
To match more than intended.
- The regular expression overmatched, capturing the entire paragraph instead of the specific sentence.
•
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 […] — 1624

overmatch

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌmætʃ/

noun2

•
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. — 1748
•
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. — 1852

forms

overmatched · overmatching · overmatches

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