overbear in English
verb
1
overcome by emotional pressure or physical force.
his will had not been overborne by another's influence
verb
Use "overbear" in a sentence
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1. In argument he never tried to overbear or overwhelm the opponent by intellectual bludgeoning.
2. 10 In argument he never tried to overbear or overwhelm the opponent by intellectual bludgeoning.
3. There is virtual unanimity of preference for oral teaching which might seem to overbear the possibility of opposition.
4. 17 There is virtual unanimity of preference for oral teaching which might seem to overbear the possibility of opposition.