Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Overpower
Overpower verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.
Better and overpower are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Better" instead a verb "Overpower".
Nearby Word: overpowering
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Turned Against Their Masters: Ferne really should have known better than to trust the Hosts of Hell, or believe she could outsmart and overpower them.
Source: Literature / Castle Perilous - Drake from the Gone series seems to serve this role to Caine-though Caine is certainly the mastermind villain, Drake would easily overpower him if he'd been blessed (or cursed) with something better than his weird whip-arm.
Source: The Starscream / Literature -
Late in his fight with Sensui, the trope is played straight, as while he still isn't quite able to overpower him, his demonic ancestor Raizen takes control of his body and uses it 'better,' defeating Sensui easily and killing him, which Yusuke is not cool with.
Source: Super-Powered Evil Side
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