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overbear

[oh-ver-bair] / ˌoʊ vərˈbɛər /










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I know that it is easy to overbear a person’s mind if you continuously barrage them with questions and accuse them.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2011

But just because Karl Malden won't be brought to overbear on this doesn't mean Amex considers it unimportant.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are not very large; beautiful in color; have a tendency to overbear and grow in clusters.

From The Apple by Various

Calm, cool, firm self-possession seemed to overbear all other feelings.

From Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

He looked soldierly; but the soldier in him did not really very much overbear the demeanour of the quiet, ordinary gentleman.

From The Dictator by McCarthy, Justin