Bear down on
Synonyms for bear down on
verb encumber, strain
hinder
depress
weigh down
afflict
overwhelm
bother
overload
oppress
encumber
handicap
lade
hamper
load
try
tax
impede
snow
vex
crush
strain
obligate
pile
cumber
press
overcharge
trouble
worry
dish out
dish it out
dump on
give it to
make heavy
saddle with
snow under
stick it to
Antonyms for bear down on
aid
assist
further
permit
comfort
delight
release
soothe
allow
encourage
help
promote
cheer
make happy
please
unburden
relieve
Synonyms
verb charge
load
pile
overload
freight
saddle
afflict
overwhelm
tax
strain
obligate
hamper
worry
depress
weight
snow
vex
crush
hinder
handicap
cumber
overcharge
burden
press
trouble
bother
try
encumber
impede
oppress
dish out
weigh down
dish it out
dump on
give it to
make heavy
saddle with
snow under
stick it to
Antonyms
aid
comfort
release
soothe
assist
permit
facilitate
further
delight
help
allow
encourage
promote
make happy
please
advance
forward
Usage Notes
Since the latter part of the 18th century, a distinction has been made between born and borne as past participles of the verb bear1. Borne is the past participle in all senses that do not refer to physical birth: The wheatfields have borne abundantly this year. Judges have always borne a burden of responsibility. Borne is also the participle when the sense is “to bring forth (young)” and the focus is on the mother rather than on the child. In such cases, borne is preceded by a form of have or followed by by: Anna had borne a son the previous year. Two children borne by her earlier were already grown. When the focus is on the offspring or on something brought forth as if by birth, born is the standard spelling, and it occurs only in passive constructions: My friend was born in Ohio. No children have been born at the South Pole. A strange desire was born of the tragic experience. Born is also an adjective meaning “by birth,” “innate,” or “native”: born free; a born troublemaker; Mexican-born.
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