Verb
The word is derived from overbear
Euryalus In death went reeling down, And blood streamed on his handsome length, his neck Collapsing let his head fall on his shoulder- As a bright flower cut by a passing plow Will droop and wither slowly, or a poppy Bow its head upon its tired stalk When overborne by a passing rain. Virgil
The liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others, and a calamity when we find ourselves overborne by the multitude of our assailants. Samuel Johnson