What's the difference between engrossed and overcame?

Engrossed


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Engross

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Thorny issues of racism on the catwalk, of the impact of fashion on our relationship with food, of the decreasing relevance of the traditional catwalk show in the digital age, and of the bloated size of the fashion industry are the topics engrossing the front row.
  • (2) By abusing his power, he was engrossed in irregularities and corruption, had improper relations with several women and was wined and dined at back parlours of deluxe restaurants.
  • (3) Jérôme Boucer, who was engrossed in the gig nearer the stage, assumed the “pop, pop, pop” sound was part of the show – a firecracker perhaps.
  • (4) In 90 engrossing minutes came comedy, controversy, drama, breathtaking moments and an eye-catching turn from the star protagonist himself.
  • (5) His efforts have included telling the country’s top internet official on a visit to Facebook’s California headquarters in 2014 that he was engrossed in the collected speeches of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.
  • (6) "This conduct is gross disservice to Chinua Achebe and disrespectful of the life-engrossing occupation known as literature.
  • (7) Anyone interested in Eritrea should read Michela Wrong’s engrossing book, I Didn’t Do it For You , which chronicles the country’s turbulent history from its days as an Italian colony, its time as a UN trust territory, and its 30-year struggle for independence from Ethiopia.
  • (8) For much of the watching world, the contest between these competing views has been far more engrossing than anything on the pitch.
  • (9) Under Hyman, Serco became steadily engrossed by its own financial performance.
  • (10) "Strong characters coupled with delicately woven personal and political storylines have kept our audiences hooked on a Saturday night, and the final season will be equally as engrossing," promised Richard Klein, controller of BBC Four.
  • (11) And while the scene the duchess saw in production was "not really a dramatic scene," the actor admitted, Camilla, who described herself as an addict of the series, seemed engrossed.
  • (12) It is easy to see why players bounce off Klopp and indeed it was tempting to wonder if Chelsea’s despondent players were casting the occasional envious glance at the German, whose energetic and engrossing touchline demeanour offered a welcome shade of light next to José Mourinho ’s dark scowl.
  • (13) Protection for women riders Whilst the UCI have spent the past 10 years trying to defend the indefensible Armstrong position, with time wasting actions such as suing Paul Kimmage for libel after Kimmage dared to bring their "good name" into disrepute; whilst they have been so engrossed trying to find receipts for the equipment they bought after Lance made donations to them and suing Floyd Landis after he blew the whistle and holding press conferences calling Landis a liar.
  • (14) Extra-time had more grit than grace, as it became clear that a single chance would probably be enough to win an engrossing but never wide open game.
  • (15) Some of these engineering objects engross the mollusks's population.
  • (16) Down-time outside work is an engrossing movie, and a jog or game of squash, plus quality time with my family.
  • (17) He had found an absorbing occupation, engrossed in ideas and causes, peopled by intellectuals and writers from other backgrounds.
  • (18) Rosewater is an engrossing and pacy film that tells the true story of Iranian-born journalist Maziar Bahari , who was arrested and tortured in Iran in 2009, after sending footage of street riots to the BBC.
  • (19) Richard Herring is also back for what must be approaching his thousandth fringe, with a revival of his engrossing todger-based spectacular Talking Cock.
  • (20) Frantic, ridiculous and utterly engrossing, it's available via eShop, PSN and Xbox Live.

Overcame


Definition:

  • (imp.) of Overcome

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, within 5 min potassium overcame the vanadate potentiation of ouabain binding regardless of the order in which it was added to the reaction mixture.
  • (2) Incubation of cr-1 with cyclic AMP partially overcame the acetate requirement for induction of gluconeogenesis.
  • (3) The GTP gamma S-bound form of rhoA p21 overcame the inhibitory action of EDIN.
  • (4) Exogenous PGE2, however, overcame the inhibitory effect of cortisol on HA production.
  • (5) The acclaimed leading man who overcame stomach cancer in the 1970s passed away at the Wellington hospital in London following a long illness.
  • (6) However, challenges of 10(5) and 10(6) tumor cells overcame immune status engendered by preimmunization with M component.
  • (7) The mathematical method was more practical and overcame the variability of the tangent method.
  • (8) Putrescine also partially overcame the inhibitory effect of TNF.
  • (9) Most of the team is about 25,” said the defender Mats Hummels of a side that put 11 goals past Portugal and Brazil and also overcame France and Argentina.
  • (10) The introduction of single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) overcame this problem to a large extent and enhanced the contrast of the images.
  • (11) They overcame the enormous technical complexity of the issue.
  • (12) We suggest that the exogenously administered erythropoietin overcame a clinically inadequate endogenous erythropoietin response.
  • (13) Fentanyl overcame the blockade induced by both 5.0 and 10 micrograms of beta-FNA.
  • (14) This conclusion is based on the following results: an increased number of microcarrier grown endothelial cells caused a prolongation of the aggregation lag time; an increased number of microcarrier grown endothelial cells caused a proportionate increase in 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha concentration; an increased number of microcarrier grown endothelial cells was inversely correlated with thromboxane A2 production by platelets; indomethacin pretreatment of microcarrier grown endothelial cells caused a decrease in prostacyclin production and therefore overcame the associated inhibition of tumor cell induced platelet aggregation; and the inhibition of tumor cell induced platelet aggregation in the presence of endogenous prostacyclin produced by microcarrier grown endothelial cells was the same as that observed in the presence of exogenous prostacyclin.
  • (15) Indeed, politicians of all stripes love to tout the adversity their parents overcame so that their children could be successful and live comfortably.
  • (16) Furthermore, bryostatin 1 overcame the down-regulatory effects of PMA treatment on (1) drug-induced, topoisomerase II-mediated DNA cleavage, (2) drug-induced cytotoxicity, and (3) topoisomerase II gene expression.
  • (17) Two isoprenoids with 9 to 10 isoprene chains (polyprenoids), N-(p-methylbenzyl)decaprenylamine and N-solanesyl-N,N'-bis(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)ethylenediamine overcame the multidrug resistance almost completely in cultured Chr-24, whereas they only slightly sensitized the parental KB cells to anticancer agents.
  • (18) However, since increasing the dose of human alpha-CGRP overcame the desensitization, it is feasible that, in the clinical setting, maintained increases in internal carotid blood flow could be achieved by individually-adjusted infusions of human alpha-CGRP.
  • (19) Similarly, estradiol-17 beta overcame the inhibitory effects of levonorgestrel on the incorporation of [9,10-3H]palmitate into triglycerides of freshly isolated rat hepatocytes studied in vitro.
  • (20) Competitive inhibition with excess soluble human insulin overcame these problems and permitted identification of insulin specific binding.

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