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Overbear Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Overbear has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

overcome

"overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"

2

bear too much

3

contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

4

To carry over.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dominate bear compress
Rhyming Words
ear dear near hear year bear fear mear lear pear rear wear tear sear arear shear spear abear drear grear
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