overcome

Definitions

1. 1.To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] J. Philips.
2. 2.To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.] And overcome us like a summer's cloud. Shak. See Conquer.
3. 3.To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is overcome.

• What is to overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] J. Philips called?
• What is to come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.] And overcome us like a summer's cloud. Shak. See Conquer called?
• What is to gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21 called?