Definition of overcome

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Overcome (v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle..

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Countervote :: Countervote (v. t.) To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote.
Profligate :: Profligate (v. t.) To drive away; to overcome.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress..
Conquer :: Conquer (v. i.) To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.
Overtake :: Overtake (v. t.) To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.
Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow..
Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe..
Appall :: Appall (a.) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart..
Invincible :: Invincible (a.) Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued; unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle..
Seduction :: Seduction (n.) The act of seducing; enticement to wrong doing; specifically, the offense of inducing a woman to consent to unlawful sexual intercourse, by enticements which overcome her scruples; the wrong or crime of persuading a woman to surrender her chastity..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake..
Overcome :: Overcome (v. i.) To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
Prevail :: Prevail (v. i.) To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or against..
Vanquish :: Vanquish (v. t.) To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy..
Revince :: Revince (v. t.) To overcome; to refute, as error..
Attempt :: Attempt (v. t.) To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman..
Overcome :: Overcome (v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle..
Overcome :: Overcome (p. p.) of Overcom.
Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties..
Surmount :: Surmount (v. i.) To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles..
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