Overcome meaning

What does “overcome” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“overcome” is a verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: win a victory over.

overcome

win a victory over
“You must overcome all difficulties”
“defeat your enemies”
Synonymsget the better of defeat
get on top of; deal with successfully
“He overcame his shyness”
Synonymsget over subdue surmount master
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Synonymsoverwhelm overpower sweep over whelm overtake
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
“Heart disease can get the best of us”
Synonymsget the best have the best

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University