Word of the Day: Overcome
overcome
o-ver-come / ō-vər-kŭm
verb (overcame, overcome, overcoming, overcomes)
1. to surmount; to accomplish successfully
When difficulties are overcome they begin blessing.
Traditional Proverb
2. to be victorious in competition; to conquer in conflict
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
Indian Proverb
3. to be overwhelmed by emotions
I was overcome with happiness, love, and tenderness.
Andrea Bocelli, 1958 –
etymology
From the Anglo-Saxon verb ofercuman (vanquish, subdue).
Thank you to Allen Ward for providing this etymology.
