I. borne 1 /bɔːn $ bɔːrn/ BrE AmE
the past participle of ↑ bear
II. borne 2 BrE AmE adjective
1 . water-borne/sea-borne/air-borne etc carried by water, the sea, air etc:
water-borne diseases
2 . be borne in on/upon somebody if a fact is borne in on someone, they realize that it is true