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"etymology_text": "From over- + press.",
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},
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"To bear upon (someone or something) with irresistible force; to crush, to overwhelm."
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"(transitive) To bear upon (someone or something) with irresistible force; to crush, to overwhelm."
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"To overcome by importunity."
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"(transitive) To overcome by importunity."
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"(transitive) To bear upon (someone or something) with irresistible force; to crush, to overwhelm."
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