overcome (
http://definr.com/overcome)
adj 1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
profusion of something; "a desk flooded with
applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much
overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear";
"swamped by work" [syn:
flooded,
inundated,
overpowered,
overwhelmed,
swamped,
engulfed]
2: decisively defeated in combat [syn:
beaten,
conquered,
overthrown,
overwhelmed,
routed,
vanquished]
v 1: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties";
"defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She
conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his
infirmity" [syn:
defeat]
2: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
shyness" [syn:
get over,
subdue,
surmount,
master]
3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn:
overwhelm,
overpower,
sweep over,
whelm,
overtake]
4: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person
that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
[syn:
get the best,
have the best]