overmatch

verb

1. (intransitive, transitive)To match more than intended.

   “The regular expression overmatched, capturing the entire paragraph instead of the specific sentence.”

2. To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish.

   “And wel his merits ſhew him to be made His Fortunes maiſter, and the king of men. That could perſwade at ſuch a ſodaine pinch, With reaſons of his valour and his life, A thouſand ſworne and ouer-matching foes:”

   “At Lemster, for her Wooll whose Staple doth excell, And seemes to over-match the golden Phrygian Fell.”

3. (transitive)To marry (someone) to a superior.

   “If a yeoman have one sole daughter, he must overmatch her, above her birth and calling, to a gentleman forsooth, because of her great portion […]”

noun

1. A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other.

   “[…] we can increase the velocity of that force, so as to make it an overmatch for its antagonist.”

2. An opponent who is more than a match for another; one who cannot be defeated.

   “For Memnon […] fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy.”