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11overcome — [ō΄vər kum′] vt. overcame, overcome, overcoming [ME ouercomen < OE ofercuman] 1. to get the better of in competition, struggle, etc.; conquer 2. to master, prevail over, or surmount [to overcome obstacles] 3. to make helpless; overpower or… …
12overcome — (v.) O.E. ofer cuman to reach, overtake, also to conquer, prevail over, from ofer (see OVER (Cf. over)) + cuman to come (see COME (Cf. come) (v.)). A common Germanic compound (Cf. M.Du. overkomen, O.H.G. ubarqueman, Ger. überkommen). In re …
13overcome — ► VERB (past overcame; past part. overcome) 1) succeed in dealing with (a problem). 2) defeat. 3) (usu. be overcome) (of an emotion) overwhelm …
14Overcome By Events — (OBE) or Overtaken By Events (OTBE), is a term of military origin used when the initial solution to a problem is rendered useless by unexpected events, raising a need for a different solution. Examples An example for OBE, albeit in a political… …
15Overcome by events — (OBE) or Overtaken By Events (OTBE), is a term of military origin used when a situation changes so rapidly that previously proposed courses of action are no longer relevant. Examples An example for OBE, albeit in a political context, would be the …
16overcome — I (overwhelm) verb astonish, awe strike, bewilder, bowl over, break down, burden, confound crush, daze, deluge, discomfit, drown, encumber, engulf, flood, get the upper hand, glut, hamper, immerse, inundate, overlay, overload, overpower, overtax …
17overcome — [adj] overwhelmed; visibly moved affected, at a loss for words, beaten, blownaway*, bowled over*, buried*, conquered, defeated, overthrown, run over*, speechless, swamped, swept off one’s feet*, taken*, unable to continue; concept 403 Ant.… …
18Overcome — O ver*come , v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21. [1913 Webster] …
19overcome another's resistence — index prevail upon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20overcome by argument — index convince, impugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
