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Webster 1913 Edition
Overcome
Oˊver-come′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Overcame
; p. p.
Overcome
; p. pr & vb. n.
Overcoming
.] 1.
To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue;
as, to
. overcome
enemies in battleThis wretched woman
Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.
overcome
Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.
Spenser.
2.
To overflow; to surcharge.
[Obs.]
J. Philips.
3.
To come or pass over; to spread over.
[Obs.]
And
overcome
us like a summer’s cloud. Shakespeare
Syn. – To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See
Conquer
. Oˊver-come′
,Verb.
I.
To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
Rev. iii. 21.
Webster 1828 Edition
Overcome
OVERCOME
,Verb.
T.
1.
To conquer; to vanquish; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.2.
To surmount; to get the better of; as, to overcome difficulties or obstacles.3.
To overflow; to surcharge. [Not used.]4.
To come upon; to invade. [Not used.]OVERCOME
,Verb.
I.
Romans 3.