overcome: Meaning and Definition of

o•ver•come

Pronunciation: (ō"vur-kum'), [key]
— v., -came, -come, -com•ing.
—v.t.
  1. to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
  2. to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.); surmount: to overcome one's weaknesses.
  3. to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind, as does liquor, a drug, exertion, or emotion: I was overcome with grief.
  4. to overspread or overrun.
—v.i.
  1. to gain the victory; win; conquer: a plan to overcome by any means possible.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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