Overcome
(O`ver*come") v. t. [imp. Overcame ; p. p. Overcome; p. pr & vb. n. Overcoming.] [AS.
ofercuman. See Over, Come, and cf. Supervene.]
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. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] J. Philips.
3. To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.]
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.
Overcome
(O`ver*come"), v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.
Overcomer
(O`ver*com"er) n. One who overcomes.
Overcoming
(O`ver*com"ing) a. Conquering; subduing. — O`ver*com"ing*ly, adv.
Overconfidence
(O"ver*con"fi*dence) n. Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.
Overconfident
(O"ver*con"fi*dent) a. Confident to excess. — O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly, adv.
Overcostly
(O"ver*cost"ly) a. Too costly. Milton.
Overcount
(O`ver*count") v. t. To rate too high; to outnumber. Shak.
Overcover
(O`ver*cov"er) v. t. To cover up. Shak.
Overcredulous
(O"ver*cred"u*lous) a. Too credulous.
Overcrow
(O`ver*crow") v. t. To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower. Spenser. Shak.
Overcrowd
(O`ver*crowd") v. t. To crowd too much.
Overcunning
(O"ver*cun"ning) a. Exceedingly or excessively cunning.
Overcurious
(O"ver*cu"ri*ous) a. Too curious.
Overdare
(O`ver*dare") v. t. & i. To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
Overdate
(O`ver*date") v. t. To date later than the true or proper period. Milton.
Overdeal
(O"ver*deal`) n. The excess. [Obs.]
The overdeal in the price will be double.
Holland. Overdelicate
(O"ver*del"i*cate) a. Too delicate.
Overdelighted
(O"ver*de*light"ed) a. Delighted beyond measure.
Overdight
(O"ver*dight") a. Covered over. [Obs.] Spenser.
Overdo
(O`ver*do") v. t. [imp. Overdid ; p. p. Overdone ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overdoing.]
