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Overbear

Overbear Meaning & Definition
Overbear Definition And Meaning

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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