OVERCOME

overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master

(verb) get on top of; deal with successfully; “He overcame his shyness”

overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

(verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

overcome (third-person singular simple present overcomes, present participle overcoming, simple past overcame, past participle overcome)

(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.

(transitive) To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.

To come or pass over; to spread over.

To overflow; to surcharge.

Noun

overcome (plural overcomes)

(Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.

(Scotland) A surplus.

Anagrams

• come over, come-over, comeover

Source: Wiktionary

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

O`ver*come", v. i.

Definition: To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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