overbear

o·ver·bear

O0176500 (ō′vər-bâr′)tr.v. o·ver·bore (-bôr′), o·ver·borne (-bôrn′), o·ver·bear·ing, o·ver·bears 1. To press down on or overwhelm with physical force: "She could feel their impatience like a lethal wave overbearing her hunched shoulders, poised to come crashing down" (John Trenhaile).2. To dominate or overcome: "He was an old man now, overborne with anxiety of late, and his tears fell" (Charles Dickens).

overbear

(ˌəʊvəˈbɛə) vb, -bears, -bearing, -bore or -borne1. (tr) to dominate or overcome: to overbear objections. 2. (tr) to press or bear down with weight or physical force3. (Biology) to produce or bear (fruit, progeny, etc) excessively

o•ver•bear

(ˌoʊ vərˈbɛər)

v. -bore, -borne, -bear•ing. v.t. 1. to overwhelm by weight or force. 2. to prevail over; overrule. 3. to dominate. v.i. 4. to produce fruit or progeny so abundantly as to impair the health. [1525–35] o`ver•bear′er, n.

overbear

Past participle: overborne
Gerund: overbearing

Imperative
overbear
overbear

Present
I overbear
you overbear
he/she/it overbears
we overbear
you overbear
they overbear

Preterite
I overbore
you overbore
he/she/it overbore
we overbore
you overbore
they overbore

Present Continuous
I am overbearing
you are overbearing
he/she/it is overbearing
we are overbearing
you are overbearing
they are overbearing

Present Perfect
I have overborne
you have overborne
he/she/it has overborne
we have overborne
you have overborne
they have overborne

Past Continuous
I was overbearing
you were overbearing
he/she/it was overbearing
we were overbearing
you were overbearing
they were overbearing

Past Perfect
I had overborne
you had overborne
he/she/it had overborne
we had overborne
you had overborne
they had overborne

Future
I will overbear
you will overbear
he/she/it will overbear
we will overbear
you will overbear
they will overbear

Future Perfect
I will have overborne
you will have overborne
he/she/it will have overborne
we will have overborne
you will have overborne
they will have overborne

Future Continuous
I will be overbearing
you will be overbearing
he/she/it will be overbearing
we will be overbearing
you will be overbearing
they will be overbearing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overbearing
you have been overbearing
he/she/it has been overbearing
we have been overbearing
you have been overbearing
they have been overbearing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overbearing
you will have been overbearing
he/she/it will have been overbearing
we will have been overbearing
you will have been overbearing
they will have been overbearing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overbearing
you had been overbearing
he/she/it had been overbearing
we had been overbearing
you had been overbearing
they had been overbearing

Conditional
I would overbear
you would overbear
he/she/it would overbear
we would overbear
you would overbear
they would overbear

Past Conditional
I would have overborne
you would have overborne
he/she/it would have overborne
we would have overborne
you would have overborne
they would have overborne

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	overbear - overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"dominate - be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her"
	2.	overbear - bear too muchbear, turn out - bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
	3.	overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease deliverybear downconstrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"