Synonyms for overcomes
over·comes

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   usual in philosophical terms it means, a process by which a more dominate 'thing' (being or idea) overcomes, alters, destroys and replaces another, normally its conflicting opposite.

   through practise one idea replaces another; an idea which has proved no longer to described or work within the reality of a changed situation is replaced by one that does and reflects a new and changed reality. the old idea has been negated and a new practise/ way of thinking precipitated.

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1. List of paraphrases for "overcomes":

   exceeds, expires

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1. Judge Eric Leach:

   This case involves a human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, a young man overcomes huge physical disabilities to reach Olympian heights as an athlete. In doing so he becomes an international celebrity, he meets a young woman of great natural beauty and a successful model, romance blossoms, and then, ironically on Valentine’s Day, all is destroyed when he takes her life.

2. Aristotle:

   I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

3. Harry Golden:

   The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

4. George Lois:

   Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by orginality, overcomes everything.

5. Gavin Hayes:

   That friction builds up and builds up and eventually the strain that’s stored there overcomes the friction, and that’s when the fault moves suddenly. That’s what an earthquake is.