overpower
v.v. to be stronger than someone or something else and control them. You can also use it to describe a smell or sound that is so strong it is hard to ignore.
v. to gain control over or subdue someone or something through superior strength or force. Also used to describe a sensory stimulus, such as a scent or sound, that is overwhelming in intensity.
The strong smell of the perfume will overpower you.
The small team managed to overpower the much larger group during the final minutes of the match.
The scent of the pine forest was so overpowering that it seemed to fill every corner of the cabin, masking any other aroma present.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English overpower From over- + power.