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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


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Overmore O"ver·more" adverb Beyond; moreover. [ Obsolete]

Overmorrow O"ver·mor"row noun The day after or following to-morrow. [ Obsolete] Bible (1551).

Overmost O"ver·most` adjective Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest. [ Obsolete] Fabyan.

Overmount O`ver·mount" transitive verb [ Confer Surmount .] To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.

Overmuch O"ver·much" adjective Too much. -- adverb In too great a degree; too much. -- noun An excess; a surplus.

Overmuchness O`ver·much"ness noun The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance. [ R.] B. Jonson.

Overmultiply O`ver·mul"ti·ply transitive verb & i. To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.

Overmultitude O`ver·mul"ti·tude transitive verb To outnumber. [ Obsolete]

Overname O`ver·name" transitive verb To name over or in a series; to recount. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overneat O"ver·neat" adjective Excessively neat. Spectator.

Overnice O"ver·nice" adjective Excessively nice; fastidious. Bp. Hall. -- O"ver*nice"ly , adverb -- O"ver*nice"ness , noun

Overnight O"ver·night` noun The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening. [ R.] Shak.

Overnight O"ver·night" adverb In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight .

I had been telling her all that happened overnight .
Dickens.

Overnoise O`ver·noise" transitive verb To overpower by noise.

Overnumerous O"ver·nu"mer·ous adjective Excessively numerous; too many.

Overoffice O`ver·of"fice transitive verb To domineer over by virtue of office. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overofficious O"ver·of·fi"cious adjective Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious. Collier.

Overpaint O`ver·paint" transitive verb To color or describe too strongly. Sir W. Raleigh.

Overpamper O`ver·pam"per transitive verb To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much. Dryton.

Overpart O`ver·part" transitive verb To give too important or difficult a part to. [ Obsolete] B. Jonson.

Overpass O`ver·pass" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overpassed ; present participle & verbal noun Overpassing .] [ Confer Surpass .]

1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.

2. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.

All the beauties of the East
He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed .
Milton.

3. To surpass; to excel. [ R.] R. Browning.

Overpass O`ver·pass" intransitive verb To pass over, away, or off.

Overpassionate O"ver·pas"sion·ate adjective Passionate to excess. -- O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly , adverb

Overpatient O"ver·pa"tient adjective Patient to excess.

Overpay O`ver·pay" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overpaid ; present participle & verbal noun Overpaying .] To pay too much to; to reward too highly.

Overpeer O`ver·peer" transitive verb To peer over; to rise above.

Overpeople O`ver·peo"ple transitive verb To people too densely.

Overperch O`ver·perch" transitive verb To perch upon; to fly over. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overpersuade O`ver·per·suade" transitive verb To persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment. Pope.

Overpester O`ver·pes"ter transitive verb To pester exceedingly or excessively. Sir W. Raleigh.

Overpicture O`ver·pic"ture transitive verb To surpass nature in the picture or representation of. [ Obsolete] " O'erpicturing that Venus." Shak.

Overplease O`ver·please" transitive verb To please excessively.

Overplus O"ver·plus noun [ Over + Latin plus more. See Plus , and confer Surplus .] That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus. Shak.

The overplus of a great fortune. Addison.

Overply O`ver·ply" transitive verb To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork. Milton.

Overpoise O`ver·poise" transitive verb To outweigh; to overbalance. [ R.] Sir T. Browne.

Overpoise O"ver·poise` noun Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [ R.] Mrs. Browning.

Overpolish O`ver·pol"ish transitive verb To polish too much.

Overponderous O"ver·pon"der·ous adjective Too heavy.

Overpost O`ver·post" transitive verb To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post. Shak.

Overpotent O"ver·po"tent adjective Too potent or powerful.

Overpower O`ver·pow"er transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overpowered ; present participle & verbal noun Overpowering .] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. "And overpower'd that gallant few." Wordsworth.

Syn. -- To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.

Overpower O"ver·pow`er noun A dominating power. Bacon.

Overpowering O`ver·pow"er·ing adjective Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. -- O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly , adverb

Overpraise O`ver·praise" transitive verb [ Confer Overprize , Superpraise .] To praise excessively or unduly.

Overpraising O`ver·prais"ing noun The act of praising unduly; excessive praise. Milton.

Overpress O`ver·press" transitive verb 1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. Shak.

2. To overcome by importunity. Johnson.

Overpressure O"ver·pres"sure noun Excessive pressure or urging. London Athenĉum.

Overprize O`ver·prize" transitive verb [ Confer Overpraise .] Toprize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton.

Overproduction O"ver·pro·duc"tion noun Excessive production; supply beyond the demand. J. S. Mill.

Overprompt O"ver·prompt" adjective Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate. -- O`ver*prompt"ness , noun

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