overcome

Verb
Synonyms: get the better ofdefeatget oversubduesurmountmasteroverwhelmoverpowersweep overwhelmovertakeget the best

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

  1. win a victory over“You must overcome all difficulties”“defeat your enemies”“He overcame his shyness”“He overcame his infirmity”“Her anger got the better of her and she blew up”Synonyms: get the better ofdefeat
  2. get on top of; deal with successfully“He overcame his shyness”Synonyms: get oversubduesurmountmaster
  3. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuliSynonyms: overwhelmoverpowersweep overwhelmovertake
  4. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome“Heart disease can get the best of us”Synonyms: get the besthave the best
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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