Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. {Overcame}; p. p.
   {Overcome}; p. pr & vb. n. {Overcoming}.] [AS. ofercuman. See
   {Over}, {Come}, and cf. {Supervene}.]
   
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   1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue;
      as, to overcome enemies in battle.
      
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            This wretched woman overcome
            Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.
                                                  --Spenser.
      
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   2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] --J. Philips.
      
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   3. To come or pass over; to spread over. [Obs.]
      
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            And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak.
      
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   Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow;
        overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate;
        beat; surmount. See {Conquer}.
        
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Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. i.
   To gain the superiority; to be victorious. --Rev. iii. 21.
   
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