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overcome
English
Etymology
From Middle English overcomen, from Old English ofercuman (“to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake”), corresponding to over- +? come. Cognate with Dutch overkomen (“to overcome”), German überkommen (“to overcome”), Danish overkomme (“to overcome”), Swedish överkomma (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???v??k?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /?o?v???k?m/
Verb
overcome (third-person singular simple present overcomes, present participle overcoming, simple past overcame, past participle overcome)
- (transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
- to overcome enemies in battle
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, Ch. 4:
- By and by fumes of brandy began to fill the air, and climb to where I lay, overcoming the mouldy smell of decayed wood and the dampness of the green walls.
- (transitive) To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.
- To come or pass over; to spread over.
- To overflow; to surcharge.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of J. Philips to this entry?)
Translations
Noun
overcome (plural overcomes)
- (Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.
- (Scotland) A surplus.
References
- overcome in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- overcome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- come over, come-over, comeover
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quash
English
Etymology
From Middle English quaschen, quasshen, cwessen, quassen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quass?re, present active infinitive of quass?, under the influence of cass? (“I annul”), from Latin quati? (“I shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *k?eh?t- (“to shake”) (same root for the English words: pasta, paste, pastiche, pastry). Cognate with Spanish quejar (“to complain”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kw??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kw??/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /kw??/
- Rhymes: -??
Verb
quash (third-person singular simple present quashes, present participle quashing, simple past and past participle quashed)
- To defeat decisively.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)
- Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)
- (obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.
- 1645, Edmund Waller, The Battle Of The Summer Islands
- The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
- 1645, Edmund Waller, The Battle Of The Summer Islands
- (law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
Related terms
- cask
- casket
- concussion
- discuss, discussion
- fracas
- percussion
- rescue
- squash
Translations
Anagrams
- huqas
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