(v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
(v. t.) To overflow; to surcharge.
(v. t.) To come or pass over; to spreads over.
(v. i.) To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
Example Sentences:
(1) To overcome this difficulty, a "hetero-antibody" RIA was studied.
(2) To overcome these problems we developed methotrexate bone cement (MTX-Palacos) with the aim to obtain high local concentrations of methotrexate in order to destroy remaining tumor cells and avoid systemic side effects.
(3) This phenomenon may be overcome by utilizing more dextran-coated charcoal in the extraction.
(4) The diet dilution technique overcomes the major disadvantage of the graded supplementation method for determining the requirements of amino acids, namely that of the amino acid balance changing systematically in successive dietary treatments.
(5) This was overcome by using a continuous subcutaneous infusion pump which also enabled the effective daily dosage to be reduced and thereby adverse reactions to be avoided.
(6) If this is the only issue, flight would be fine, but need to make sure that it isn’t symptomatic of a more significant upstream root cause.” Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Btw, 99% likely to be fine (closed loop TVC wd overcome error), but that 1% chance isn't worth rolling the dice.
(7) The model is meant to overcome the diffusional limitations, caused by a microcapsulated membrane.
(8) To overcome the problem of incontinence which failed to respond to standard measures, an animal model was designed for continent diversion without cystectomy.
(9) Results indicate that the rachitogenic factor in rye is not present in the ash portion of the grain, that it can be largely overcome by water extraction and penicillin supplementation, and that an organic solvent extraction has no effect.
(10) We interpret this exaggerated positive attitude as an attempt to overcome inner fears, doubts and ambivalences.
(11) In contrast, addition of CsA-plus-exogenous-IL-2 within the first 4 hr of culture did not overcome the immunosuppressive effect of CsA.
(12) Intraruminal sustained release devices largely overcome this problem and constitute the most important new technology.
(13) Many of the limitations of conventional diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee have been largely overcome through the development of techniques that permit manipulation of intra-articular structures through paired, coordinated entry sites.
(14) In an attempt to overcome some of these difficulties, the concept of excess mortality was suggested, which is independent of death cause diagnoses or coding routines, as well as of the rate of detection of non-fatal cancer.
(15) To overcome some of these problems it is suggested that an investigation of lay evaluation of health care should be carried out within a conceptual framework which incorporates the following elements.
(16) Introduction of D 600 of the perfusion medium reduced release of catecholamines in response to acetylcholine, and this reduction was overcome by raising calcium ion concentrations of the perfusion medium.
(17) To help overcome this problem, a stereoscopic slide-based auto-instructional program has been developed as a substitute for dissection.
(18) Unlike cycloheximide (CXM) which inhibits long-term memory by inhibiting ribosomal protein synthesis, AIB is non-effective when administered 10 min or more after learning, and its effect is overcome by the sodium pump stimulator diphenylhydantoin if the latter is administered 10 min or more after learning.
(19) Plasma membranes from activated T cells stimulated HIV production, suggesting cell contact induces factor(s) in monocytes to overcome latency.
(20) The results demonstrate the usefulness of polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis to detect and overcome aggregation problems with membrane proteins and suggest that detergent mixtures in specific ratios may be useful in the purification of adenylate cyclase and other intrinsic membrane proteins.
Overdo
Definition:
(v. t.) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
(v. t.) To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
(v. t.) To surpass; to excel.
(v. t.) To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
(v. i.) To labor too hard; to do too much.
Example Sentences:
(1) And when they emerge into the daylight, the chancellor could, once again, be left looking like a salesman who can’t resist overdoing the patter.
(2) We have moved far from the ancient Greek principle "Meden agan," "don't overdo anything."
(3) Everyone is guilty of overdoing it on Trumpy , because Donald Trump is a jackass of galactic proportions.
(4) Adair Turner, the former chairman of the Financial Services Authority, told BBC2's Newsnight last week that the government could be overdoing stimulus to the housing market, which may cause future problems.
(5) This paper discusses whether countries in the "developed" world are overdoing it, thereby maybe hampering the essential use of chemicals in the developing countries.
(6) We want to take users out of hiding and create a situation where we can say: ‘You are overdoing it.
(7) Patients are often so anxious to return to activity that they overdo, leading to a decrease in function with a rapid return to the results of inflammation.
(8) Being half shut protects you from overdoing it, but there are still plenty of fabulous works, with time and space to enjoy those that catch your eye.
(9) We must not overdo it.” The World Cup was expanded from 24 teams to 32 in 1994 but most proposals for further expansion involve convoluted mathematical contortions or leave open the possibility of making the group stages unbalanced.
(10) to be on the overdoing side rather than on the underdoing one in a futile attempt at retaining the function.
(11) He added: "There is a danger in overdoing the gloom.
(12) Sun damage accumulates over time so avoiding sunburn – and sunbeds – is key as well as getting to know your skin type so you don’t overdo it on the beach or even in the garden.
(13) "But a lot of the reason why those endless weekends were happening in New York," he goes on more matter-of-factly, "and why there was a lot of overdoing it, was because the party was over.
(14) I was overdoing the last bit, as I mentally prepared to step on to the red carpet, enter the pre-ceremony champagne area, witness the ceremony itself and then mingle with the A-listers at the parties afterwards, like one of the grinning poor relations in The Pickwick Papers.
(15) In the US, meanwhile, opioid overdoes deaths increased 200% between 2000 and 2014 alone, and admissions to treatment for opioid problems skyrocketed.
(16) According to the degree of adjustment to the new clinical condition, it is possible to distinguish patients who react developing an anxious-depressive status (10-20%), those who realistically adjust to the new functional condition allowed by the pacemaker (70-80%) and those who, denying their disease, tend to overdo in their physical performance (10-20%).
(17) Jones positions herself as a sage elder counselling Gaga, Cyrus, Rihanna, Minaj, and others, about not overdoing sexuality and controversy, but she takes a few other swipes as well.
(18) So while it’s unquestionably the case that some people drink far too much for their own or society’s good and ought to rein in or stop, most people don’t overdo it.
(19) And don't overdo it with the housing allowance – avoid any postcode in which Goldman Sachs partners live.
(20) You can overdo the comparisons, but let’s at least agree that Trump’s America and Brexit Britain share the same common tragedy: a large chunk of the public that’s had enough of the same-old failed orthodoxy, a technocratic elite that also knows it’s no longer working – and a political class unable to grasp any real alternatives.