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- [oh-ver-bawrn, -bohrn]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈbɔrn, -ˈboʊrn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver-bawrn, -bohrn]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈbɔrn, -ˈboʊrn/
Definitions of overborne word
- adjective overborne overcome; crushed; oppressed. 1
- verb overborne past participle of overbear. 1
- verb with object overborne to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight. 1
- verb with object overborne to overcome or overwhelm: A spirited defense had overborne the enemy attack. 1
- verb with object overborne to prevail over or overrule (wishes, objections, etc.): She overbore all objections to the new plan. 1
- verb with object overborne to treat in a domineering way; dominate: to overbear one's children with threats of violence. 1
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Origin of overborne
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; over- + bear1
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Parts of speech for Overborne
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overborne popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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