Etymology

overwin

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Today it means: To overcome; gain one's point; exceed. Full definition →

Middle English overwinnen ← Old English oferwinnan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromoferwinnan“to contend with, overcome, subdue”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoverwinnen
  3. English todayoverwin

From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- + win.

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