sweep over vs overcome

sweep over and overcome both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sweep over	No	No	Yes	No
overcome	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sweep over and overcome are synonyms defined as:

sweep over and overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Other synonyms of sweep over include overpower, overtake, overwhelm, whelm.

sweep over (verb)	overcome (verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	get on top of; deal with successfully
	overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
	win a victory over
	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli