Thesaurus: overcome

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1. p. p. of Overcome
2. v. t. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
3. v. t. To overflow; to surcharge.
4. v. t. To come or pass over; to spreads over.
5. v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
6. v. win a victory over
7. v. get on top of; deal with successfully
8. v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
9. v. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
10. 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. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.
11. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.
12. j:4/v:96 v. get on top of; deal with successfully