overcome

Speech parts

1. overcome - Noun

2. overcome - Verb

Meaning

of Overcome

To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.

To overflow; to surcharge.

To come or pass over; to spreads over.

To gain the superiority; to be victorious.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

defeat subdue overpower surmount master beat overwhelm vanquish get over triumph overthrow conquer tackle crush prevail
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Antonyms

take a beating miss support fall avoid aid
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Hypernyms

kindle fire raise beat shell crush

Hyponyms

bulldog down skunk lurch kill survive

Phrases with the word

be overcome be overcome with emotion able to be overcome be overcome by just overcome overcome language barrier

Derivatives

overcame overcome overcoming

Anagrams

comeover

Examples

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. Plutarch

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Paul

God in His goodness has arranged things perfectly, so that with our gifts, we can help each other, and with our faults, we can be humbled by each other. For every person has some gifts; but everyone also has some faults which one must struggle to overcome. Paisios of Mount Athos

The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth. Hindi Proverb

He who couldn't overcome the donkey took on the saddle. Egyptian Proverb

The best of nursing may overcome the worst disease. Scottish Gaelic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

overcolouring overcomable overcomb overcome language barrier overcome language barriers overcome the language barrier