overbear UK /əʊvəˈbɛː/US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈbɛɹ/ verb4 •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. — 1951 •To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress.It often fals, in course of common life, / That right long time is overborne of wrong […]. — 1596 •To produce an overabundance of fruit. •(no longer used) To carry over. formsoverborn · overborne · overbore · overbearing · overbears