overcame

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overcame

/ˌəʊ.vəˈkeɪm/ UK
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkeɪm/ US

Rhymes with -eɪm

verb

past simple past of overcome
colloquial, nonstandard, participle, past past participle of overcome Had he been merely Man, he could never have overcame thoſe infinite Afflictions he ſo patiently endured.

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Closest in meaning: defeated, vanquished, passed, reversed, beat, overpowered, filled, bridged, conquered, dominated, exceeded, outpaced, outperformed, outstripped, surpassed, survived

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"overcame." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overcame. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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overcame. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overcame

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"overcame." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overcame.

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@misc{overcame_2026,
  title = {overcame},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overcame},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}