Dictionary Entry
overcome
overcome is a 8-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Overcome. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1past participle
of Overcome
- 2transitive verb
To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
- 3transitive verb
To overflow; to surcharge.
- 4transitive verb
To come or pass over; to spreads over.
- 5intransitive verb
To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
- 6verb
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
"Heart disease can get the best of us"
- 7verb
win a victory over
"You must overcome all difficulties"
"defeat your enemies"
Synonyms
- 8verb
get on top of; deal with successfully
"He overcame his shyness"
- 9verb
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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