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Definitions for Overcome

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

Words related to Overcome

crush, overwhelm, win, reduce, overpower, weather, conquer, survive, surmount, stun, affected, beaten, defeated, buried, taken, swamped, conquered, lick, render, subdue

Words nearby Overcome

overcloud, overcoat, overcoat, the, overcoating, overcoil, overcome, overcommit, overcompensate, overcompensation, overcomplex, overconfident

Origin of Overcome

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

Other words from Overcome

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

Synonyms for Overcome

affected, beaten, buried, conquered, defeated, overthrown, swamped, taken, at a loss for words, blown-away, bowled-over, run-over, speechless, swept off one's feet, unable to continue