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. J. Philips.
3. To come or pass over; to spread over.
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.