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'overcome' - used as a verb
1. win a victory over
You must overcome all difficulties
He overcame his shyness
He overcame his infirmity
2. get on top of; deal with successfully
He overcame his shyness
3. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
4. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

derived forms
1. Overcome / Past
overcame
2. Overcome / Third Person
overcomes
3. Overcome / Present Participle
overcoming
4. Overcome / Past Participle
overcome
Variations of 'overcome'
 
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