OVERCOME

overcome. Overcome, v.t. Overcame, pret. Overcome, pa. to subdue, conquer, vanquish, beat

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O′ver‐come″ (?), v. t. [imp. Overcame (?); p. p. Overcome; p. pr & vb. n. Overcoming.] [[AS. ofercuman. See Over, Come, and cf. Supervene.]] 1. 1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. Spenser. 2. 2. To overflow; to surcharge. J. Philips.
3. 3. To come or pass over; to spread over.
And overcome us like a summer's cloud. Shak. Syn. — To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See Conquer.