1. (

• get_the_better_of ,
• overcome ,
• defeat

) win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" ;

2. (

• overcome ,
• get_over ,
• subdue ,
• surmount ,
• master

) get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" ;

3. (

• overwhelm ,
• overpower ,
• sweep_over ,
• whelm ,
• overcome ,
• overtake

) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli ;

4. (

• get_the_best ,
• have_the_best ,
• overcome ,

) overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" ;