overbore

Variant of overbear

overbear definition

over·bear (ō′vər ber′)

transitive verb overbore -·bore′, overborne -·borne′, overbearing -·bear′·ing

  1. to press or bear down by weight or physical power
  2. to dominate, domineer over, overrule, or subdue

intransitive verb

to be too fruitful; bear to excess

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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