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| 1. | [ verb ] win a victory over | |
| Synonyms: | defeat get_the_better_of | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | beat swim survive wallop demolish down conquer rout get_the_best nose upset overrun lurch overcomer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] get on top of; deal with successfully | |
| Synonyms: | surmount master get_over subdue swim | |
| Examples: | "He overcame his shyness" |
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| Related terms: | bulldog | |
| 3. | [ verb ] overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | |
| Synonyms: | sweep_over overwhelm overpower overtake whelm | |
| Related terms: | arouse seize stagger lock stagger kill knock_out benight devastate | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] decisively defeated in combat | |
| Synonyms: | beaten overwhelmed overthrown routed vanquished conquered | |
| Related terms: | defeated | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something | |
| Synonyms: | overwhelmed inundated overpowered swamped engulfed flooded | |
| Examples: | "a desk flooded with applications" "felt inundated with work" "too much overcome to notice" "a man engulfed by fear" "swamped by work" |
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| Related terms: | powerless | |
| 6. | [ verb ] overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome | |
| Synonyms: | get_the_best have_the_best | |
| Examples: | "Heart disease can get the best of us" |
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| Similar spelling: |
overcomer overcook overgrow overcoat overjoyed overgrown overgorge overgrowth Overson overact overactive overcareful overcharge overclothe overcoating overachieve overgreedy overgarment overclothes oversea overcast Overcash oversee overcall overage oversew overcrop overuse |
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