Verb

• S: (v) get the better of, overcome, defeat (win a victory over) "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"
• S: (v) overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master (get on top of; deal with successfully) "He overcame his shyness"
• S: (v) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)
• S: (v) get the best, have the best, overcome (overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome) "Heart disease can get the best of us"