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

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