What does "overcome" mean?
Overcome: To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] J. Philips.
Additional senses
- 2.To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.] And overcome us like a summer's cloud. Shak. See Conquer.
- 3.To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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