Definition of overcome | Collins English Dictionary

overcome (ˌəʊvəˈkʌm)

(tr) to get the better of in a conflict
(tr; often passive) to render incapable or powerless by laughter, sorrow, exhaustion, etc ⇒ he was overcome by fumes
(tr) to surmount (obstacles, objections, etc)
(intr) to be victorious

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= defeat, beat, conquer, master, tank, crush, overwhelm, overthrow, lick, undo, subdue, rout, overpower, quell, triumph over best, get the better of, trounce, worst, clobber, stuff, vanquish, surmount, subjugate, prevail over wipe the floor with make mincemeat of, blow (someone) out of the water come out on top of bring (someone) to their knees render incapable render powerless be victorious over render helpless

= overwhelm, move, affect, make emotional choke, render speechless bowl over, render unable to continue sweep off your feet

British English: overcome If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it.She had overcome her fear of flying.ˌəʊvəˈkʌm VERB She had overcome her fear of flying.
Spanish: superar v
French: surmonter vt
German: überwinden v
Chinese: 战胜 v
Arabic: يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى v
Portuguese: superar v
Russian: преодолевать v
Croatian: svladati v
Czech: překonat v překonávat
Danish: overvinde v
Dutch: overwinnen v
Finnish: voittaa v
Greek: υπερνικώ v
Italian: superare v
Japanese: 克服する v
Korean: 극복하다 v
Norwegian: overvinne v
Polish: pokonać v pokonywać
Brazilian Portuguese: superar v
European Spanish: superar v
Swedish: besegra v
Thai: เอาชนะ v
Turkish: üstesinden gelmek v
Vietnamese: đánh bại v

The grief, which was a form of self-indulgence, could then be quickly overcome.
Forrest, Roberta, When the Apricots Bloom (1988)
Model, build, interface The inventors of the prosthesis had to overcome three major hurdles.
New Scientist (2003)
Fine Gael promises a Health Ombudsman to oversee the rights of patients and a Surgeon General to overcome vested interests.
Irish Times (2002)
The additional genes were taken from a healthy donor and used to overcome their mother's infertility problems.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Health is your choice, so overcome bad habits, love your physical self and learn to know and love your spirit too.
Marian Green, WILD WITCHCRAFT: A Guide to Natural, Herbal and Earth Magic (2002)