overcome

Universal Words overcome( [VN] 1 to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving sth: She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal. * The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue. * He finally managed to overcome his fear of flying * He overcame a strong temptation to run away. 2 )written( to defeat sb: In the final game Sweden easily overcame France. 3 [usuallypassive] to be extremely strongly affected by sth: Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral. * Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked through the window. * The dead woman had been overcome by smoke.