About The Word Overbear
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Overbear
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What's The Definition Of Overbear?
[v] contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
[v] bear too much [v] overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments" Synonyms | Synonyms for Overbear: bear down Related Terms | Find terms related to Overbear: See Also | bear | compact | compress | constrict | contract | dominate | press | squeeze | turn out Overbear In Webster's Dictionary \O`ver*bear"\, v. t.
1. To bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power,
force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.
The point of reputation, when the news first came of
the battle lost, did overbear the reason of war.
--Bacon.
Overborne with weight the Cyprians fell. --Dryden.
They are not so ready to overbear the adversary who
goes out of his own country to meet them. --Jowett
(Thucyd. )
2. To domineer over; to overcome by insolence.
\O`ver*bear"\, v. i. To bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific. |
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