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What does overbear mean?

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Verb
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To carry over. [10th-14th c.]
  2. (transitive) To push through by physical weight or strength; to overwhelm, overcome. [from 16th c.]
  3. (transitive) To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress. [from 16th c.]
  4. (intransitive) To produce an overabundance of fruit. [from 18th c.]
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It is apt to overbear, break in pieces, and become almost worthless.
Whatever the reasons for having deserted him he was determined to overbear.
In R v Singh, the Court of Appeal held that a threat to expose the defendant's adultery would not be sufficient threat to overbear the will of an ordinary person.
There are times when the fiery heart of a man must overbear the cold brain of a soldier.
Calm, cool, firm self-possession seemed to overbear all other feelings.
Does the sublime voice issue only to overbear and reduce him to silence?

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