get the better of (v)
overcome#3 (v)
defeat (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 33
def win a victory over
examples 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
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Derivationally related form overcome → overcomer
Hyponym demolish, destroy; beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish; wallop; down; overrun; lurch, skunk; rout, rout out, expel; upset; nose; conquer; survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it
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Derivationally related form overcomer → overcome
Hypernym demolish, destroy; beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish; wallop; down; overrun; lurch, skunk; rout, rout out, expel; upset; nose; conquer; survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it

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