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beat out vs overcome

overcome vs beat out

beat out and overcome both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beat out No No Yes No
overcome No No Yes No
As verbs, overcome is a hypernym of beat out; that is, overcome is a word with a broader meaning than beat out:
  • beat out: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  • overcome: win a victory over
Other hypernyms of beat out include defeat, get the better of.
As verbs, overcome is a hyponym of beat out; that is, overcome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beat out:
  • beat out: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  • overcome: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
beat out (verb) overcome (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict get on top of; deal with successfully
beat out a rhythm overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
win a victory over
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Difference between beat out and overcome

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