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Definitions of overcome:

  • verb:   get on top of; deal with successfully
  • verb:   win a victory over
    Example: "You must overcome all difficulties"
  • verb:   overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
  • verb:   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • adjective:   rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something
    Example: "Too much overcome to notice"


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