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Overtread O`ver·tread" transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon oferiredan .] To tread over or upon.

Overtrip O`ver·trip" transitive verb To trip over nimbly.

Overtroubled O`ver·trou"bled adjective Excessively troubled.

Overtrow O`ver·trow" intransitive verb To be too trustful or confident; to trust too much. [ Obsolete] Wyclif ...

Overtrust O"ver·trust` noun Excessive confidence.

Overtrust O`ver·trust" transitive verb & i. To trust too much. Bp. Hall.

Overture O"ver·ture [ Old French overture , French ouverture , from Old French ovrir , French ouvrir . See Overt .] 1. An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber. [ Obsolete] Spenser. "The cave's inmost overture ." Chapman.

2. Disclosure; discovery; revelation. [ Obsolete]

It was he
That made the overture of thy treasons to us.

Shak.

3. A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection. "The great overture of the gospel." Barrow.

4. (Mus.) A composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an independent piece; -- called in the latter case a concert overture .

Overture O"ver·ture transitive verb To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.

Overturn O`ver·turn" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overturned ; present participle & verbal noun Overturning .] 1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.

2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.

3. To overpower; to conquer. Milton.

Syn. -- To demolish; overthrow. See Demolish .

Overturn O"ver·turn` noun The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.

Overturnable O`ver·turn"a·ble adjective Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.

Overturner O`ver·turn"er noun One who overturns. South.

Overvail O`ver·vail" transitive verb See Overveil .

Overvaluation O"ver·val`u·a"tion noun Excessive valuation; overestimate.

Overvalue O`ver·val"ue transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overvalued ; present participle & verbal noun Overvaluing .] 1. To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. "To overvalue human power." Holyday.

2. To exceed in value. [ R.] H. Brooke.

Overveil O`ver·veil" transitive verb To veil or cover. Shak.

Overview O"ver·view` noun [ Confer Survey .] An inspection or overlooking. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overvote O`ver·vote" transitive verb To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. [ R.] Eikon Basilike.

Overwalk O`ver·walk" transitive verb To walk over or upon.

Overwar O`ver·war" transitive verb To defeat. [ Obsolete] Warner.

Overwary O"ver·wa"ry adjective Too wary; too cautious.

Overwash O`ver·wash" transitive verb To overflow. Holinshed.

Overwasted O`ver·wast"ed adjective Wasted or worn out; ...onsumed; spent [ Obsolete] Drayton.

Overwatch O"ver·watch" transitive verb 1. To watch too much.

2. To weary or exhaust by watching. Dryden.

Overwax O`ver·wax" intransitive verb To wax or grow too rapindly or too much. [ Obsolete] R. of Gloucester.

Overweak O"ver·weak" adjective Too weak; too feeble.

Overwear O`ver·wear" transitive verb To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton.

Overwear O"ver·wear` noun Clothing worn over the ordinary indoor closing, as overcoats, wraps, etc.

Overweary O"ver·wea"ry transitive verb To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden.

Overweather O`ver·weath"er transitive verb To expose too long to the influence of the weather. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overween O`ver·ween" transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon oferw...nian . See Over , and Ween .] To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume.

They that overween ,
And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen.

Milton.

Overweener O`ver·ween"er noun One who overweens. [ R.]

The conceits of warmed or overweening brain.

Locke.

Overweening O`ver·ween"ing adjective Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. -- O`ver*ween"ingly , adverb Milton. -- O`ver*ween"ing*ness , noun

Here's an overweening rogue.

Shak.

Overweening O`ver·ween"ing noun Conceit; arrogance. Milton.

Overweigh O`ver·weigh" transitive verb To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. Drayton. Hooker.

Overweight O"ver·weight` noun 1. Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.

2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance.

Overweight O"ver·weight" adjective Overweighing; excessive. [ Obsolete] "Of no overweight worth." Fuller.

Overwell O`ver·well" transitive verb To overflow. R. D. Blackmore.

Overwet O"ver·wet noun Excessive wetness. [ Obsolete]

Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time.

Bacon.

Overwhelm O`ver·whelm" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overwhelmed ; present participle & verbal noun Overwhelming .]

1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.

The sea overwhelmed their enemies.

Ps. lxxviii. 53.

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

Ps. lv. 5.

Foul deeds will rise,
Though all the earth o'erwhelm them.

Shak.

Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen,
All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen.

Milton.

2. To project or impend over threateningly.

His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight.

Shak.

3. To cause to surround, to cover. Papin.

Overwhelm O"ver·whelm` noun The act of overwhelming. [ R.]

Overwhelming O`ver·whelm"ing adjective Overpowering; irresistible. -- O`ver*whelm"ing*ly , adverb

Overwind O`ver·wind" transitive verb To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.

Overwing O`ver·wing" transitive verb To outflank. [ Obsolete] Milton.

Overwise O"ver·wise" adjective Too wise; affectedly wise. -- O`ver*wise"ly , adverb -- O`ver*wise"ness , noun

Overwit O`ver·wit" transitive verb To outwit. Swift.

Overword O`ver·word" transitive verb To say in too many words; to express verbosely. Hales.

Overwork O`ver·work" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overworked or Overwrought ; present participle & verbal noun Overworking .] 1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.

2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.

My days with toil are overwrought .

Longfellow.

3. To decorate all over.

Overwork O`ver·work" transitive verb To work too much, or beyond one's strength.

Overwork O"ver·work` noun Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.

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