Verb

• S: (v) get the better of (get_the_better_of%2:33:00::), overcome (overcome%2:33:03::), defeat (defeat%2:33:00::) (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 (overcome%2:33:01::), get over (get_over%2:33:00::), subdue (subdue%2:33:00::), surmount (surmount%2:33:00::), master (master%2:33:00::) (get on top of; deal with successfully) "He overcame his shyness"
• S: (v) overwhelm (overwhelm%2:37:00::), overpower (overpower%2:37:00::), sweep over (sweep_over%2:37:00::), whelm (whelm%2:37:00::), overcome (overcome%2:37:00::), overtake (overtake%2:37:00::) (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)
• S: (v) get the best (get_the_best%2:33:02::), have the best (have_the_best%2:33:02::), overcome (overcome%2:33:02::) (overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome) "Heart disease can get the best of us"