The sheer volume of sediment can overpower the delicate fossils, crushing them beyond recognition.
大量的沉积物可以压垮脆弱的化石，将其碾碎得面目全非。
Which choice best defines “overpower”?
D — To defeat or gain control over. “overpower” means to defeat or gain control over.
Which word means “to defeat or gain control over”?
D — overpower. “overpower” means to defeat or gain control over.
overpower — to defeat or gain control over. In Chinese: 压倒，制服.
overpower is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊər/.
The sheer volume of sediment can overpower the delicate fossils, crushing them beyond recognition. (大量的沉积物可以压垮脆弱的化石，将其碾碎得面目全非。)
overwhelm, subdue, conquer — all close in meaning to overpower (to defeat or gain control over).
surrender, yield — each the opposite of overpower (to defeat or gain control over).
Yes. overpower is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.