overbear

/əʊvəˈbɛː/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

To carry over.

2

To push through by physical weight or strength; to overwhelm, overcome.

I attacked first and they were overborne, / Glad to apologize and even suing / Pardon for what they'd never thought of doing.

3

To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress.

It often fals, in course of common life, / That right long time is overborne of wrong […].

4

To produce an overabundance of fruit.

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