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o·ver·came    Audio Help   [oh-ver-keym] Pronunciation Key
–verb
pt. of overcome.
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o·ver·come    Audio Help   [oh-ver-kuhm] Pronunciation Key verb, -came, -come, -com·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
2.to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.); surmount: to overcome one's weaknesses.
3.to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind, as does liquor, a drug, exertion, or emotion: I was overcome with grief.
4.Archaic. to overspread or overrun.
–verb (used without object)
5.to gain the victory; win; conquer: a plan to overcome by any means possible.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE ofercuman. See over-, come]

o·ver·com·er, noun

1. vanquish. See defeat.
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o·ver·came    Audio Help   (ō'vər-kām')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   Past tense of overcome.

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o·ver·come    Audio Help   (ō'vər-kŭm')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   o·ver·came (-kām'), o·ver·come, o·ver·com·ing, o·ver·comes

v.   tr.
  1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.
  2. To prevail over; surmount: tried to overcome the obstacles of poverty.
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply.

v.   intr.
To surmount opposition; be victorious.

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