OVERCOME

• (verb) 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

• (verb) 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

• (verb) get on top of; deal with successfully

  "He overcame his shyness"

  synonyms : get over , master , subdue , surmount

• (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

  synonyms : overpower , overtake , overwhelm , sweep over , whelm

  She was overwhelmed with grief and despair. -added by naila_inlas

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