![]() ![]() " 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" " her performance surpasses that of any other student I know" " She outdoes all other athletes" " This exceeds all my expectations" " This car outperforms all others in its class" ~ outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmountīe or do something to a greater degree. " I beat the traffic" " She outfoxed her competitors" ~ outsmart, outwit, circumvent, outfox, overreach, beatīeat through cleverness and wit. ~ chicane, chouse, jockey, cheat, shaft, screwĭefeat someone through trickery or deceit. " They had gotten the jump on their competitors" " Heart disease can get the best of us"īe there first. Overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome. " He mopped up the floor with his opponents" " The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"ĭefeat thoroughly. " The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship" " Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship" " We beat the competition" " Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"īeat easily. beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquishĬome out better in a competition, race, or conflict. " You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"ġ. " He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"Ĭause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action twist somebody's arm. " He won the Gold Medal in skating" " Our home team won" " Win the game" ![]() " The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"īe the winner in a contest or competition be victorious. " The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" Transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another. " The bad weather continued for two more weeks" " These stories die hard" " The legend of Elvis endures"Įxist over a prolonged period of time. die hard, endure, persist, prevail, runĬontinue to exist. ![]() " these considerations outweigh our wishes"īe valid, applicable, or true. ~ outbalance, overbalance, preponderate, outweigh " This scene overarches the entire first act" " health considerations override financial concerns"īe central or dominant. " Money reigns supreme here" " Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, ruleīe larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. " The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"ġ. " The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"ĭecide with authority. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse Overthrow by a revolution, of governments.Ĥ. " The Czar was overthrown" " subvert the ruling class" bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvertĬause the downfall of of rulers. The act of disturbing something or someone setting something in motion.ģ. " his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset" " she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" ![]() The act of subverting as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government. The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force). " My mother complains all day" " She has a lot to kick about" ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kickĮxpress complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness. " with that move it's a won game"īother persistently with trivial complaints. Win (n.) hen-peck (v.) overthrow (v.) prevail (v.) vanquish (v.) Dictionary Binisaya to English English to Binisaya Sense ![]()
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