See Also: overbear(medicine)
overbear(dictionary)
overbear(dictionary)

overbear (iou)



overbear verb. . LME.
[from OVER- + BEAR verb1.]
verb trans. Carry over, transfer; remove. Only in LME.
verb trans. Bear down by weight or physical force; thrust, push, or drive over; overthrow; overwhelm. M16.
verb trans. & intrans. Exercise an oppressive influence (on); overcome or repress by power, authority, emotional pressure, etc. M16.
verb trans. Surpass in importance, cogency, etc.; outweigh. E18.
verb intrans. Of a plant: produce too much fruit. M19.
overbearance noun (a) the fact of weighing down or weighing more; (b) overbearing behaviour: M17.
overbearing noun the action of overbearing something; an instance of this; (an) imperious or dictatorial action: L16.
overbearing adjective (a) weighing down; overpowering, oppressing; (b) inclined not to heed other people's wishes or feelings; imperious, domineering: L17.
overbearingly adverb E19.
overbearingness noun L18.