oversway

  1. Verb.  (obsolete) To hold sway over; to have power or dominion over, to rule, govern. (defdate, 16th-19th c.) .
  2. Verb.  To overrule. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  3. Verb.  To cause (someone, someone's thoughts or intentions etc.) to go in a particular direction; to influence. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  4. Verb.  To overpower, overwhelm. (defdate, from 17th c.) .

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