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Definitions for Overcoming
[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 Overcoming
overcomecrush, overwhelm, win, reduce, overpower, weather, conquer, survive, surmount, stun, lick, render, subdue, hurdle, overthrow, shock, outlive, down, drown, worst
Words nearby Overcoming
overcomeovercloud, overcoat, overcoat, the, overcoating, overcoil, overcome, overcommit, overcompensate, overcompensation, overcomplex, overconfident
Origin of Overcoming
ebefore 900; Middle English; Old English ofercuman. See over-, come
Other words from Overcoming
o·ver·com·er , noun
un·o·ver·come , adjective
Synonyms for Overcoming
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