overrun vs overcome
overcome vs overrunoverrun is a noun but overcome is not a noun.
overrun and overcome both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| overrun | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| overcome | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
overcome is a hypernym of
overrun; that is, overcome is a
word with a broader meaning than overrun:
- overrun: seize the position of and defeat
- overcome: win a victory over
Other hypernyms of overrun include
defeat, get the better of.
| overrun (noun) | overcome (noun) |
|---|---|
| too much production or more than expected |
| overrun (verb) | overcome (verb) |
|---|---|
| run beyond or past | get on top of; deal with successfully |
| seize the position of and defeat | overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome |
| flow or run over (a limit or brim) | win a victory over |
| invade in great numbers | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
| occupy in large numbers or live on a host |
Words related to "overrun"
Words related to "overcome"
- arouse
- beat
- beat out
- benight
- bulldog
- clutch
- come through
- conquer
- crush
- defeat
- demolish
- destroy
- devastate
- down
- elicit
- enkindle
- evoke
- expel
- fire
- get hold of
- get over
- get the best
- get the better of
- have the best
- kill
- kindle
- knock out
- lock
- lurch
- make it
- master
- nose
- overcomer
- overpower
- overrun
- overtake
- overwhelm
- provoke
- pull round
- pull through
- raise
- rout
- rout out
- seize
- shell
- skunk
- stagger
- subdue
- surmount
- survive
- sweep over
- trounce
- upset
- vanquish
- wallop
- whelm
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