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Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. Overcame; p. p. Overcome; p. pr & vb. n. Overcoming.]

[AS. ofercuman. See Over, Come, and cf. Supervene.]

[1913 Webster]

1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. [1913 Webster]

This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.]

--J. Philips. [1913 Webster]

3. To come or pass over; to spread over. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See Conquer. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. --Rev. iii. 21. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

overcome adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: flooded, inundated, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed]

verb

1: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" [syn: get the better of, defeat]
2: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: get over, subdue, surmount, master]
3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overtake]
4: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" [syn: get the best, have the best] [also: overcame]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. Overcame; p. p. Overcome; p. pr & vb. n. Overcoming.]

[AS. ofercuman. See Over, Come, and cf. Supervene.]

1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.

This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. --Spenser.

2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.]

--J. Philips.

3. To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.]

And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak.

Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See Conquer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. --Rev. iii. 21.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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