transitive verb
-·bore′, -·borne′, -·bear′ing- to press or bear down by weight or physical power
- to dominate, domineer over, overrule, or subdue
to be too fruitful; bear to excess
overbear
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overbear
transitive verb
o·ver·bore, o·ver·borne, o·ver·bear·ing, o·ver·bears- To press down on or overwhelm with physical force: “She could feel their impatience like a lethal wave overbearing her hunched shoulders, poised to come crashing down” ( John Trenhaile )
- To dominate or overcome: “He was an old man now, overborne with anxiety of late, and his tears fell” ( Charles Dickens )
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present overbears, present participle overbearing, simple past overbore, past participle overborne)
Origin
From over- +"Ž bear.
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