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Associations of "Overcame" (30 Words)
| beat | A member of the beat generation a nonconformist in dress and behavior. His beat ended at 6 a m. |
| chastise | Punish, especially by beating. The General cruelly chastised them with a whip. |
| conquer | Gain the love, admiration, or respect of (a person or group of people. Conquer one s desires. |
| curb | Restrain a horse by means of a curb. Both men were instinctively curbing their horses. |
| defeat | An instance of defeating or being defeated. Don t cheat by allowing your body to droop this defeats the object of the exercise. |
| exceed | Be better than; surpass. The Tribunal s decision clearly exceeds its powers under the statute. |
| excel | Perform exceptionally well. The keeper excelled himself to keep out an Elliott header. |
| inhibit | Prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something. Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs. |
| limit | Set or serve as a limit to. The 10 minute limit on speeches. |
| oppress | Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority. He was oppressed by some secret worry. |
| outdo | Be superior to in action or performance. The men tried to outdo each other in their generosity. |
| outstrip | Move faster than and overtake (someone else. During the morning warm up he once again outstripped the field. |
| overpower | Be too intense for; overwhelm. They were overpowered by the fumes. |
| overreach | An injury to a forefoot of a horse resulting from its having overreached. The horse overreached jumping the first hurdle. |
| overstep | Pass beyond (limits or boundaries. You must not overstep your borrowing limit. |
| pass | Pass time in a specific way. His intent was to pass the ball forward rather than knock it back. |
| predominance | The possession or exertion of control or power. The predominance of women in such professions as social work and nursing. |
| repress | Conceal or hide. The process of repressing gene transcription. |
| restrain | (of a seat belt) hold (a person or part of their body) down and back while in a vehicle seat. Amiss had to restrain his impatience. |
| restrict | Place under restrictions limit access to by law. Restrict the use of this parking lot. |
| simplistic | Characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity. Simplistic solutions. |
| subdue | Bring under control by force or authority. Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons. |
| subjection | Forced submission to control by others. The country s subjection to European colonialism. |
| subjugate | Make subservient; force to submit or subdue. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land. |
| suppress | Forcibly put an end to. The rising was savagely suppressed. |
| suppression | The cancelling of the effect of one mutation by a second mutation. The heavy handed suppression of political dissent. |
| surmount | Overcome (a difficulty or obstacle. All manner of cultural differences were surmounted. |
| surpass | Do or be better than ever before. Her performance surpasses that of any other student I know. |
| transcend | Be superior or better than some standard. He doubts that he will ever transcend Shakespeare. |
| transgress | Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline. She had transgressed an unwritten social law. |