| VERB | competition | overcome, get the better of, defeat | win a victory over |
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| competition | overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master | get on top of | |
| emotion | overcome, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | |
| competition | overcome, get the best, have the best | overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome |
| Sounds | ow'verkah.m | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | win a victory over. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The fighter managed to overcome his opponent | |
| Example | "You must overcome all difficulties" | |
| Synonyms | get the better of, defeat | |
| Narrower | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| conquer | Overcome by conquest | |
| demolish, destroy | defeat soundly | |
| down | bring down or defeat (an opponent) | |
| lurch, skunk | defeat by a lurch | |
| nose | defeat by a narrow margin | |
| overrun | seize the position of and defeat | |
| rout, rout out, expel | Cause to flee | |
| survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it | Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) | |
| upset | defeat suddenly and unexpectedly / unexpectedly | |
| wallop | defeat soundly and utterly | |
| Spanish | derrotar, recuperarse, superar, vencer | |
| Catalan | derrotar, recuperar-se, superar, vèncer | |
| Nouns | overcomer | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion |
| Meaning | Get on top of; deal with successfully. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | get over, subdue, surmount, master | |
| Narrower | bulldog | Throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | derrotar, dominar, superar, vencer | |
| Catalan | dominar, superar, vèncer | |
| Meaning | Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overtake | |
| Narrower | benight | overtake with darkness or night |
| devastate | overwhelm or overpower | |
| kill | overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration | |
| knock out | overwhelm with admiration | |
| lock | hold fast (in a certain state) | |
| seize, clutch, get hold of | affect | |
| stagger | astound or overwhelm, as with shock | |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | abrumar, agobiar, apabullar, desbordar | |
| Catalan | aclaparar, desbordar, superar | |
| Meaning | Overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to overcome his opponent | |
| Synonyms | get the best, have the best | |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | derrotar, vencer | |
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