Meaning of overpress | Babel Free
Definitions
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To bear upon (someone or something) with irresistible force; to crush, to overwhelm. transitive
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To overcome by importunity. transitive
Examples
“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?”
“overpress'd spirits”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.