přemoci — meaning in English
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English meaning
- daunt verb To discourage, intimidate.
- overcome verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
- overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
- quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
- stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
- subdue verb To bring a person, animal, or feeling under control, often by force or effort.
Senses
přemoci is used for these senses in English:
- daunt (transitive) To overwhelm.
- overwhelm To overpower emotionally.
- overwhelm To cause to surround, to cover.
- quell (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
- stifle (transitive, also, figuratively) To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
daunt — full definition
- verb To discourage, intimidate.
- verb To overwhelm.
overcome — full definition
- verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
- adj Emotionally overwhelmed, especially by strong feeling.