The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1086
O"ver*log"ic*al (?) , a. Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.
Overlong <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*long" (?) , a. & adv. Too long.
Shak.
Overlook <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*look" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overlooked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlooking .] 1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill . "The pile o'erlooked the town."
Dryden.
[Titan] with burning eye did hotly overlook them. Shak.
2. Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
3. To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly. " Overlook this pedigree."
Shak.
The time and care that are required To overlook and file and polish well. Roscommon.
4. To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Shak.
If you trouble me I will overlook you, and then your pigs will die. C. Kingsley.
5. To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked . Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. )
They overlook truth in the judgments they pass. Atterbury.
The pardoning and overlooking of faults. Addison.
Overlooker <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*look"er (?) , n. One who overlooks.
Overloop <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*loop` (?) , n. See Orlop . [Obs.]
Overlord <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lord` (?) , n. One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.
Freeman.
Overlordship <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lord"ship (?) , n. Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others.
J. R. Green.
Overloud <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*loud" (?) , a. Too loud; noisy.
Overlove <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*love" (?) , v. t. To love to excess.
Overluscious <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lus"cious (?) , a. Excessively luscious.
Overlusty <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*lust"y (?) , a. Too lusty, or lively.
Shak.
Overly <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*ly , a. 1. Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough. [Archaic]
Bp. Hall.
2. Excessive; too much. [R.]
Coleridge.
Overly <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*ly , adv. In an overly manner. [Archaic]
Overlying <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*ly"ing (?) , a. Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks .
Overmagnify <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*mag"ni*fy (?) , v. t. To magnify too much.
Bp. Hall.
Overmalapert <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*mal"a*pert (?) , a. Excessively malapert or impudent. [Obs.]
Prynne.
Overmanner <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*man`ner (?) , adv. In an excessive manner; excessively. [Obs.]
Wiclif.
Overmarch <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*march" (?) , v. t. & i. To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching.
Baker.
Overmast <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*mast" (?) , v. t. (Naut.) To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.
Overmaster <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*mas"ter (?) , v. t. To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
Overmatch <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*match" (?) , v. t. 1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.
Drayton.
2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.]
Burton.
Overmatch <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*match` (?) , n. One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched.
Milton. D. Webster.
Overmeasure <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*meas"ure (?) , v. t. To measure or estimate too largely.
Overmeasure <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*meas`ure (?) , n. Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.
Overmeddle <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*med"dle (?) , v. t. To meddle unduly.
Overmeddling <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*med"dling (?) , n. Excessive interference. "Justly shent for their overmeddling ."
Fuller.
Overmellow <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*mel"low (?) , a. Too mellow; overripe.
Overmerit <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*mer"it (?) , n. Excessive merit.
Bacon.
Overmickle <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*mic"kle (?) , a. & adv. Overmuch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Overmix <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*mix" (?) , v. t. To mix with too much.
Overmodest <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*mod"est (?) , a. Modest to excess; bashful. -- O"ver*mod"est*ly , adv.
Overmoist <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*moist" (?) , a. Excessively moist.
Bacon.
Overmoisture <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*mois"ture (?) , n. Excess of moisture.
Overmore <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*more" (?) , adv. Beyond; moreover. [Obs.]
Overmorrow <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*mor"row (?) , n. The day after or following to-morrow. [Obs.]
Bible (1551).
Overmost <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*most` (?) , a. Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest. [Obs.]
Fabyan.
Overmount <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*mount" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Surmount .] To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.
Overmuch <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*much" (?) , a. Too much. -- adv. In too great a degree; too much. -- n. An excess; a surplus.
Overmuchness <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*much"ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance. [R.]
B. Jonson.
Overmultiply <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*mul"ti*ply (?) , v. t. & i. To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.
Overmultitude <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*mul"ti*tude (?) , v. t. To outnumber. [Obs.]
Overname <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*name" (?) , v. t. To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.]
Shak.
Overneat <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*neat" (?) , a. Excessively neat.
Spectator.
Overnice <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*nice" (?) , a. Excessively nice; fastidious. Bp. Hall . -- O"ver*nice"ly , adv. -- O"ver*nice"ness , n.
Overnight <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*night` (?) , n. The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening. [R.]
Shak.
Overnight <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*night" , adv. 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 <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*noise" (?) , v. t. To overpower by noise.
Overnumerous <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*nu"mer*ous (?) , a. Excessively numerous; too many.
Overoffice <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*of"fice (?) , v. t. To domineer over by virtue of office. [Obs.]
Shak.
Overofficious <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*of*fi"cious (?) , a. Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.
Collier.
Overpaint <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*paint" (?) , v. t. To color or describe too strongly.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Overpamper <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pam"per (?) , v. t. To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much.
Dryton.
Overpart <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*part" (?) , v. t. To give too important or difficult a part to. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Overpass <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pass" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overpassed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overpassing .] [Cf. 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 <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pass" , v. i. To pass over, away, or off.
Overpassionate <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*pas"sion*ate (?) , a. Passionate to excess. -- O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly , adv.
Overpatient <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*pa"tient (?) , a. Patient to excess.
Overpay <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pay" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overpaid (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overpaying .] To pay too much to; to reward too highly.
Overpeer <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*peer" (?) , v. t. To peer over; to rise above.
Overpeople <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*peo"ple (?) , v. t. To people too densely.
Overperch <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*perch" (?) , v. t. To perch upon; to fly over. [Obs.]
Shak.
Overpersuade <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*per*suade" (?) , v. t. To persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment.
Pope.
Overpester <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pes"ter (?) , v. t. To pester exceedingly or excessively.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Overpicture <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pic"ture (?) , v. t. To surpass nature in the picture or representation of. [Obs.] " O'erpicturing that Venus."
Shak.
Overplease <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*please" (?) , v. t. To please excessively.
Overplus <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*plus (?) , n. [ Over + L. plus more. See Plus , and cf. Surplus .] That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus.
Shak.
"The overplus of a great fortune." Addison .
Overply <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*ply" (?) , v. t. To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.
Milton.
Overpoise <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*poise" (?) , v. t. To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Overpoise <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*poise` , n. Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.]
Mrs. Browning.
Overpolish <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pol"ish (?) , v. t. To polish too much.
Overponderous <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*pon"der*ous (?) , a. Too heavy.
Overpost <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*post" (?) , v. t. To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post.
Shak.
Overpotent <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*po"tent (?) , a. Too potent or powerful.
Overpower <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pow"er (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overpowered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. 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 <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*pow`er , n. A dominating power.
Bacon.
Overpowering <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pow"er*ing , a. Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. -- O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly , adv.
Overpraise <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*praise" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Overprize , Superpraise .] To praise excessively or unduly.
Overpraising <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*prais"ing , n. The act of praising unduly; excessive praise.
Milton.
Overpress <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*press" (?) , v. t. 1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
Shak.
2. To overcome by importunity.
Johnson.
Overpressure <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*pres"sure (?) , n. Excessive pressure or urging.
London Athen\'91um.
Overprize <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*prize" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Overpraise .] Toprize excessively; to overvalue.
Sir H. Wotton.
Overproduction <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*pro*duc"tion (?) , n. Excessive production; supply beyond the demand.
J. S. Mill.
Overprompt <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*prompt" (?) , a. Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate. -- O`ver*prompt"ness , n.
Overproof <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*proof" (?) , a. Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.
Overproportion <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pro*por"tion (?) , v. t. To make of too great proportion.
Overproud <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*proud" (?) , a. Exceedingly or unduly proud. " Overproud of his victory."
Milton.
Overprovident <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*prov"i*dent (?) , a. Too provident.
Overprovoke <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*pro*voke" (?) , v. t. To provoke excessively.
Bp. Hall.
Overquell <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*quell" (?) , v. t. To quell or subdue completely. [R.]
Bp. Hall.
Overquietness <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*qui"et*ness (?) , n. Too much quietness.
Sir. T. Browne.
Overrake <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*rake" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overraked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overraking .] (Naut.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.
Overrank <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*rank" (?) , a. Too rank or luxuriant.
Overrate <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*rate" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overrated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overrating .] To rate or value too highly.
Overrate <Xpage=1023>
O"ver*rate` , n. An excessive rate. [R.]
Massinger.
Overreach <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*reach" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overreached (?) , ( Overraught (<?/) , obs. ); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching .]
1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
Shak.
Overreach <Xpage=1023>
O`ver*reach" , v. i. 1. To reach too far ; as: (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses . (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
Shak.
2. To cheat by cunning or deception.
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Overreach <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*reach` (?) , n. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
Overreacher <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*reach"er (?) , n. One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.
Overread <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*read" (?) , v. t. To read over, or peruse.
Shak.
Overready <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*read"y (?) , a. Too ready. -- O"ver*read"*i*ly (#) , adv. -- O"ver*read"i*ness , n.
Overreckon <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*reck"on (?) , v. t. To reckon too highly.
Overred <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*red" (?) , v. t. To smear with red. [Obs.]
Overrefine <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*re*fine" (?) , v. t. To refine too much.
Overrefinement <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*re*fine"ment (?) , n. Excessive refinement.
Overrent <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*rent" (?) , v. t. To rent for too much.
Overrich <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*rich" (?) , a. Exccessively rich.
Override <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*ride" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Overrode (?) ; p. p. Overridden (?) , Overrode , Overrid (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding .] [AS. offer\'c6dan .] 1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
The carter overridden with [ i. e. , by] his cart. Chaucer.
2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.]
I overrode him on the way. Shak.
4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
Overrigged <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*rigged" (?) , a. Having too much rigging.
Overrighteous <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*right"eous (?) , a. Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy.
Overrigid <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*rig"id (?) , a. Too rigid; too severe.
Overrigorous <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*rig"or*ous (?) , a. Too rigorous; harsh.
Overripe <Xpage=1024>
O"ver*ripe" (?) , a. Matured to excess.
Milton.
Overripen <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*rip"en (?) , v. t. To make too ripe.
Shak.
Overroast <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*roast" (?) , v. t. To roast too much.
Shak.
Overrule <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*rule" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overruled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overruling .] 1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order.
His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. Clarendon.
These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled . F. W. Newman.
3. (Law) To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court .
Overrule <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*rule" , v. i. To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules .
Shak.
Overruler <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*rul"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, controls, governs, or determines.
Sir P. Sidney.
Overruling <Xpage=1024>
O`ver*rul"ing , a. Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence . -- O`ver*rul"ing*ly , adv.
Overrun <Xpage=1024>