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English
Etymology
From over- + press.
Verb
overpress (third-person singular simple present overpresses, present participle overpressing, simple past and past participle overpressed)
- (transitive) To bear upon (someone or something) with irresistible force; to crush, to overwhelm.
c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, , The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. , London: ">…] for Henry Gosson, , published 1609, →OCLC, :overpress'd spirits
- (transitive) To overcome by importunity.
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