overcome

overcome
o|ver|come [ ,ouvər`kʌm ] (past tense o|ver|came [ ,ouvər`keım ] ; past participle o|ver|come) verb **
1. ) transitive to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem:
Jimmy overcame his difficulties to graduate.
What can I do to overcome my fear of rejection?
2. ) intransitive or transitive to defeat someone or something:
Sampras finally overcame Agassi in the fifth set.
3. ) transitive usually passive to make someone very emotional, weak, sick, or unconscious:
Exhaustion finally overcame her and she collapsed.
be overcome by something: Two men died when they were overcome by fumes from the fire.
be overcome with emotion/excitement/horror etc.: The entire family was overcome with grief.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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