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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Overbear :: Overbear (v. t.) To domineer over; to overcome by insolence.
Overtake :: Overtake (v. t.) To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.
Aureole :: Aureole (n.) A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue..
Sunup :: Sun-struck (a.) Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers..
Impracticable :: Impracticable (a.) Not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with..
Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever..
Daunt :: Daunt (v. t.) To overcome; to conquer.
Luctation :: Luctation (n.) Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavor.
Rub :: Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch..
Overcome :: Overcome (v. i.) To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
Overcome :: Overcome (v. t.) To overflow; to surcharge.
Countervote :: Countervote (v. t.) To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote.
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..
Hydra :: Hydra (n.) Hence: A multifarious evil, or an evil having many sources; not to be overcome by a single effort..
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
Whelm :: Whelm (v. t.) Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows..
Conquer :: Conquer (v. i.) To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.
Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.
Vincible :: Vincible (a.) Capable of being overcome or subdued; conquerable.
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