overmaster

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It was a welcome reminder that even in the rankly toxic House of Representatives, sometimes the personal transcends the ideological and that civility and empathy can overmaster appearances.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2012

For a moment I felt the anger at his treachery almost overmaster me.

From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil

For a little while he could not trust himself to speak; his love threatened to overmaster his self-renunciation.

From Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame by Allen, James Lane

Only thus should Truth be followed, with an interest great enough to overmaster all fears as to whither she may lead and what she may disclose.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various

A kingdom is ruled well when the glory of ruling does not overmaster the spirit.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)