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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
overcome .
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Examples
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And Brahman, calling Kasyapa to him, spake unto him these words, 'O thou pure one who overcomest all enemies, these snakes begotten by you, who are of virulent poison and huge bodies, and ever intent on biting other creatures, have been cursed by their mother.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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'O thou pure one who overcomest all enemies, these snakes begotten by you, who are of virulent poison and huge bodies, and ever intent on biting other creatures, have been cursed by their mother.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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So with thy good will and intention thou entirely overcomest the evil spirit, so that he must fly from thee ashamed.
Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages William Ralph Inge 1907
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"Of thy wit I wonder, that thou purposest to fight with women, for if fortune be on our side, and if it hap that thou be overcome, then art thou shamed for evermore, when thou art overcome of women, and if our gods be wroth with us, and thou overcomest us, it shall turn thee to little worship, that thou have the mastery of women."
Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Robert Steele 1902
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Lo! what thou doest I do, thou fastest and I eat not, thou wakest and I never sleep, but there is one thing in which thou overcomest me, and Macarius said: What is that?
The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900
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Thou overcomest the senses, the reason, the judgment; yea, vindictiveness, wrath, suspicions; leading the soul captive with a breath of thine, as
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Thou overcomest the senses, the reason, the judgment; yea, vindictiveness, wrath, suspicions; leading the soul captive with a breath of thine, as
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Thou overcomest the senses, the reason, the judgment; yea, vindictiveness, wrath, suspicions; leading the soul captive with a breath of thine, as
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868
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In another hymn another god, Indra, is said to be greater than all: "The gods," it is said, "do not reach thee, Indra, nor men; thou overcomest all creatures in strength."
Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion 1861
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Indra, nor men; thou overcomest all creatures in strength. "
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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