From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoverbearo‧ver‧bear /ˌəʊvəˈbeə $ ˌoʊvərˈber/ verb (past tense overbore /-ˈbɔː $ -ˈbɔːr/, past participle overborne /-ˈbɔːn $ -ˈbɔːrn/) [transitive] BEAT/DEFEATto defeat someone or something She is independent-minded enough not to be easily overborne by her husband.Grammar Overbear is usually passive.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
overbear• In argument he never tried to overbear or overwhelm the opponent by intellectual bludgeoning. 