Overpress

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bear upon (someone or something) with irresistible force; to crush, to overwhelm. transitive

    "Deare heart forbeare to glance thine eye aſide, / VVhat needſt thou vvound vvith cunning vvhen thy might / Is more then my ore-preſt defence can bide?"

  2. 2
    To overcome by importunity. transitive

Example

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"Deare heart forbeare to glance thine eye aſide, / VVhat needſt thou vvound vvith cunning vvhen thy might / Is more then my ore-preſt defence can bide?"

Etymology

From over- + press.

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