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Overcome

//ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
That has been overcome, prevailed over. not-comparable

Noun

1
The burden or recurring theme in a song. Scotland
2
A surplus. Scotland

Verb

1
To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of. transitive
"But sith this wretched woman ouercome / Of anguish, rather then of crime hath beene,"
2
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome wordnet
3
To prevail. intransitive
"Hee that ouercommeth, the same shalbe clothed in white raiment, and I will not blot out his name out of the booke of life, but I will confesse his name before my Father, and before his Angels."
4
win a victory over wordnet
5
To recover from (a difficulty), to get over. transitive

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6
get on top of; deal with successfully wordnet
7
To win against or prevail over in some sort of battle, contest, etc. transitive
"to overcome enemies in battle"
8
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli wordnet
9
To come or pass over; to spread over.
"I was overcome with anger."
10
To overflow; to surcharge. obsolete
"A Crop so plenteous, as the Land to load, O'ercome the crowded Barns"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English overcomen, inherited from Old English ofercuman (“to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake”). By surface analysis, over- + come. Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.

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