o|ver|bear

o|ver|bear
o|ver|bear «OH vuhr BAIR», verb, -bore, -borne or -born, -bear|ing.
–v.t.
1. to overcome by weight or force; oppress; master: »

My father overbore all my objections.

SYNONYM(S): overpower, subdue.
2. to bear down by weight or force; overthrow; upset: »

As a wild wave…overbears the bark…so they overbore Sir Lancelot and his charger (Tennyson).

3. to overbalance; outweigh.
–v.i.
to bear or produce too much or too many.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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