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downbore

downbore is the simple past of downbear.

Meaning of downbear

Verb

downbear (third-person singular simple present downbears, present participle downbearing, simple past downbore, past participle downborne)

  1. (transitive) To bear, bring or carry down.
    • Immediately from the downborne elements sprung forth The Word of The God to the pure creation of all Nature, …1882, Hermes (Trismegistus.), John David Chambers (1805-1893), The theological and philosophical works of Hermes Trismegistus
  2. (transitive) To bear or press down (on); press upon; depress; subdue.
    • Further, Caulis Bambusae downbears the stomach, thus downbearing upwardly counterflowing depressive heat.1997, Bob Flaws, Curing Insomnia Naturally with Chinese Medicine
  3. (transitive) To lessen; reduce.
    • The stomach channel's uniting point, Zu San Li, is chosen in order to drain the stomach and downbear counterflow.1998, Bob Flaws, Sticking to the Point

Questions about downbore

What is downbore the simple past of?
Downbore is the simple past of downbear.

Words near downbore in the dictionary

  1. downbloused
  2. downblouser
  3. downblousers
  4. downblouses
  5. downblousing
  6. downbore
  7. downborne
  8. downbound
  9. downbow
  10. downbowed
  11. downbowing

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