Princeton's WordNet

1. get the better of, overcome, defeat(verb)

   win a victory over

   "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

2. overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master(verb)

   get on top of; deal with successfully

   "He overcame his shyness"

3. overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake(verb)

   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

4. get the best, have the best, overcome(verb)

   overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

   "Heart disease can get the best of us"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. overcome(verb)ˌoʊ vərˈkʌm

   to achieve sth despite great difficulties

   children who overcome poverty and succeed

2. overcomeˌoʊ vərˈkʌm

   to make sb feel unable to deal with difficulties

   Depression overcame her.; a nation overcome with self-doubt

3. overcomeˌoʊ vərˈkʌm

   to defeat

   England overcame France in the final match.

Wiktionary

1. overcome(Verb)

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

2. overcome(Verb)

   To win (a battle).

3. overcome(Verb)

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

   We shall overcome.

4. overcome(Verb)

   To overwhelm with emotion.

Origin: From overcomen, from ofercuman, corresponding to . Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.

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