Overcame

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Past tense of overcome.
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  • v. Simple past of overcome.
    • Word Usage
    "Yet, as I drew nearer home, grief and fear again overcame me."
    Verb Form
    overcame    overcomes    overcoming   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vanquish    shell    beat    beat out    trounce    crush   
    Cross Reference
    confute    defeat    obviate    overbear   
    Variant
    overcame   
    Hyponym
    shell    crush    pull round    make it    pull through    destroy    beat out    survive    upset    skunk   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    surmount    conquer    subdue    overflow    surcharge    conquered    vanquished    crushed    defeated    heartbroken   
     
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