English to English verb
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win a victory over |  | Example: You must overcome all difficulties defeat your enemies He overcame his shyness He overcame his infirmity Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
source: wordnet30
2 |
get on top of; deal with successfully |  | Example: He overcame his shyness
source: wordnet30
3 |
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |  | source: wordnet30
4 |
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome |  | Example: Heart disease can get the best of us
source: wordnet30
5 |
To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. |  | source: webster1913
6 |
To gain the superiority; to be victorious. |  | source: webster1913
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