Overcome /(?)/
O·ver·come
Overcome
v. t.
imp. Overcame; p. p. Overcome; p. pr & vb. n. Overcoming
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To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.
- To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.]
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To come or pass over; to spread over. [Obs.]
And overcome us like a summer's cloud.
Overcome
v. i.
- To gain the superiority; to be victorious.