o'ercome

A form of overcome — To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.

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Meanings

verbo'ercome (third-person singular simple present o'ercomes, present participle o'ercoming, simple past o'ercame, past participle o'ercome)

present singular third person o'ercomes · participle present o'ercoming · past o'ercame

  1. ScotlandalternativepoeticAlternative form of overcome.

    O'ercome with shame, and loaded with disgrace,

    1838, Thomas Eagles, Brendallah, A Poem, Whittaker & Co., section LXX, page 115
nouno'ercome (plural o'ercomes)

plural o'ercomes

  1. ScotlandalternativepoeticAlternative form of overcome.
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APA

o'ercome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/o'ercome

MLA

“o'ercome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/o'ercome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “o'ercome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/o'ercome.

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