Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - borne

~1 the past participle of bear1 ~2 adj 1 water-borne/sea-borne/air-borne etc carried by water, the sea, air etc  (waterborne diseases) 2 be borne in on/upon sb if a fact is borne in on someone, they realize that it is true  (Slowly it was borne in on the citizens that the enemy had surrounded the entire town.)