overcome in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   get the better of  overcome  defeat 
   
2. get on top of; deal with successfully
   "He overcame his shyness"
   overcome  get over  subdue  surmount  master 
   
3. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
   "Heart disease can get the best of us"
   get the best  have the best  overcome 
   
4. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
   overwhelm  overpower  sweep over  whelm  overcome  overtake