overcome

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle)

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

   • But sith this wretched woman ouercome / Of anguish, rather then of crime hath beene,
   • By and by fumes of brandy began to fill the air, and climb to where I lay, overcoming the mouldy smell of decayed wood and the dampness of the green walls.
2. 2

   To prevail.

   • 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.
   • We shall overcome because Carlyle is right; "no lie can live forever".
   • Preacher: Maintain, my brothers and sisters--we have faced adversity, and overcome. This is but a test! Preacher: Remember the pillars of strength that hold our people high. Show the galaxy our resolve!
3. 3

   To recover from (a difficulty), to get over.

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   1. 4

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

      • to overcome enemies in battle
   2. 5

      To come or pass over

      To come or pass over; to spread over.

      • I was overcome with anger.
      • And overcome us like a summer's cloud.
   3. 6

      To overflow

      To overflow; to surcharge.

      • A Crop so plenteous, as the Land to load, O'ercome the crowded Barns
      • Th' unfallow'd Glebe Yearly o'ercomes the Granaries with Store Of Golden Wheat.
   4. 7

      The burden or recurring theme in a song.

   5. 8

      A surplus.

   6. 9

      That has been overcome, prevailed over.

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