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