v. t.
This wretched woman overcome
Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
And overcome us like a summer's cloud. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who overcomes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Conquering; subduing. --
v. to make excessive corrections for fear of making an error.