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Word entry · 8 letters

overcame

Best crossword clue

"Managed to defeat"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˌəʊ.vəˈkeɪm/Sorted aceemorvStarts with OEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Succeeded in dealing with a problem, obstacle, or difficulty.

Used in a sentence

  • Had he been merely Man, he could never have overcame thoſe infinite Afflictions he ſo patiently endured.
  • […]not because his faith has overcame the supreme being, but because it has overcame the sinner's will, and brought him where the Lord promised to pardon.
  • However the latest generation of HIV-1 derived vectors (see below) have overcame the need for the presence of the accessory genes and Tat, and thus the HIV-1 derived vectors are now comparable to the non-primate vectors.

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