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overcome is the dictionary form of overcomed Definition of overcome
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"

2
[ verb ] get on top of; deal with successfully

Synonyms

surmount master get_over subdue swim

Examples

"He overcame his shyness"

3
[ verb ] overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Synonyms

sweep_over overwhelm overpower overtake whelm

4
[ adjective ] decisively defeated in combat

Synonyms

beaten overwhelmed overthrown routed vanquished conquered

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"

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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