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Definitions for Overcame

[1] simple past tense of overcome.
[2] to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
[3] to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.); surmount: to overcome one's weaknesses.
[4] to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind, as does liquor, a drug, exertion, or emotion: I was overcome with grief.
[5] Archaic . to overspread or overrun.
[6] to gain the victory; win; conquer: a plan to overcome by any means possible.
[7] (tr) to get the better of in a conflict
[8] (tr; often passive) to render incapable or powerless by laughter, sorrow, exhaustion, etc he was overcome by fumes
[9] (tr) to surmount (obstacles, objections, etc)
[10] (intr) to be victorious

Words related to Overcame

crush, overwhelm, win, reduce, overpower, weather, conquer, survive, surmount, stun, lick, render, subdue, hurdle, overthrow, shock, outlive, down, drown, worst

Words nearby Overcame

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Origin of Overcame

omebefore 900; Middle English; Old English ofercuman. See over-, come

Other words from Overcame

o·ver·com·er , noun
un·o·ver·come , adjective

Synonyms for Overcame

conquer, crush, overpower, overwhelm, reduce, stun, surmount, survive, weather, win, best, down, drown, hurdle, lick, master, outlive, overthrow, prevail, prostrate, render, shock, subdue, subjugate, throw, vanquish, whelm, worst, be victorious, come out on top, get around, get the better of, knock over, knock socks off, rise above, triumph over