"bear in upon" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bears in upon [present, singular, third-person], bearing in upon [participle, present], bore in upon [past], borne in upon [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bear<,,bore,borne> in upon}} bear in upon (third-person singular simple present bears in upon, present participle bearing in upon, simple past bore in upon, past participle borne in upon)
  1. (literary, rare, usually passive) Induce somebody to realize something, to impress a realization upon a person, usually in a gradual way. Tags: literary, passive, rare, usually Related terms: dawn on

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