overcome meaning and definition

OVERCOME verb

Definition of overcome (verb)

1. win a victory over
   • "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"
   • synonyms: defeat, get the better of
2. get on top of; deal with successfully
   • "He overcame his shyness"
   • synonyms: get over, master, subdue, surmount
3. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
   • synonyms: overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm
4. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
   • "Heart disease can get the best of us"
   • synonyms: get the best, have the best