Definition of Overbear. Meaning of Overbear. Synonyms of Overbear

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Definition of Overbear

Overbear
Overbear O`ver*bear", v. i. To bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.
Overbear
Overbear 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.

Meaning of Overbear from wikipedia

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