Synonyms of the word overcome


OVERCOMEAROUSE - DEFEAT - ELICIT - ENKINDLE - EVOKE - FIRE - KINDLE - MASTER - OVERCOME - OVERPOWER - OVERTAKE - OVERWHELM - PROVOKE - RAISE - SUBDUE - SURMOUNT - WHELM

overcome

  • v. (transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To win (a battle).
  • v. (intransitive) To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.
  • v. (transitive, usually in passive) To overwhelm with emotion.
  • v. To come or pass over; to spread over.
  • v. To overflow; to surcharge.

arouse

  • v. To stimulate feelings.
  • v. To sexually stimulate.
  • v. To wake from sleep or stupor.

defeat

  • v. (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
  • v. (transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
  • v. (transitive) To nullify.
  • n. The act of defeating or being defeated.

elicit

  • v. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or…
  • v. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
  • v. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
  • adj. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

enkindle

  • v. To kindle; to arouse or evoke.

evoke

  • v. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

fire

  • n. (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon…
  • n. (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained…
  • n. (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
  • n. (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered a one of…
  • n. (countable, Britain) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
  • n. (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
  • n. (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.
  • n. Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
  • n. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
  • n. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
  • n. (countable) A button (on a joypad, joystick or similar device) usually used to make a video game character…
  • v. (transitive) To set (something) on fire.
  • v. (transitive) To heat without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
  • v. (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
  • v. (transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct…
  • v. (transitive) To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse or stream of something).
  • v. (intransitive) To shoot a gun, a cannon or a similar weapon.
  • v. (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
  • v. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
  • v. (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
  • v. (intransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
  • v. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
  • v. To animate; to give life or spirit to.
  • v. To feed or serve the fire of.
  • v. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
  • v. (farriery) To cauterize.
  • v. (intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled.
  • v. (intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
  • adj. (slang) Amazing.
  • interj. A cry of distress indicating that something is on fire.
  • interj. A signal to shoot.

kindle

  • v. (intransitive, of a rabbit or hare) To bring forth young; to give birth.
  • n. (rare, collective) A group of kittens.
  • v. (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
  • v. (transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
  • v. (intransitive, figuratively) To begin to grow or take hold.

master

  • n. Someone who has control over something or someone.
  • n. The owner of an animal or slave.
  • n. (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
  • n. (dated) The head of a household.
  • n. Someone who employs others.
  • n. An expert at something.
  • n. A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
  • n. (dated) A schoolmaster.
  • n. A skilled artist.
  • n. (dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
  • n. A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
  • n. A person holding such a degree.
  • n. The original of a document or of a recording.
  • n. (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
  • n. (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed…
  • n. (engineering) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source (e.g. master database).
  • n. (freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
  • n. (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
  • adj. Masterful.
  • adj. Main, principal or predominant.
  • adj. Highly skilled.
  • adj. Original.
  • v. (intransitive) To be a master.
  • v. (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to…
  • v. (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To own; to posses.
  • v. (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
  • v. (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
  • n. (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.

overcome

  • v. (transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To win (a battle).
  • v. (intransitive) To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.
  • v. (transitive, usually in passive) To overwhelm with emotion.
  • v. To come or pass over; to spread over.
  • v. To overflow; to surcharge.

overpower

  • v. (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
  • v. (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
  • v. (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.

overtake

  • v. To pass a more slowly moving object.
  • v. (economics) To become greater than something else.
  • v. To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.

overwhelm

  • v. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
  • v. To overpower, crush.
  • v. To overpower emotionally.
  • v. To cause to surround, to cover.
  • n. The state or condition of being overwhelmed.

provoke

  • v. (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
  • v. (transitive) To bring about a reaction.
  • v. (obsolete) To appeal.

raise

  • v. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
  • v. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
  • v. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
  • v. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
  • v. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
  • v. (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof…
  • v. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or…
  • v. (computing) To throw (an exception).
  • n. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
  • n. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
  • n. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
  • n. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
  • n. A cairn or pile of stones.

subdue

  • v. To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
  • v. To bring (a country) under control by force.

surmount

  • v. To get over; to overcome.
  • v. To cap; to sit on top off.

whelm

  • v. To cover; to submerge; to engulf; to bury.
  • v. To overcome with emotion.
  • v. (obsolete) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.

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