Webster's Dictionary 1913

2728

Overruling

O′ver‐rul″ing, a. Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence. — O′ver‐rul″ing‐ly, adv.

2729

Overrun

O′ver‐run″ (?), v. t. [imp.Overran (?); p. p.Overrun; p. pr. & vb. n.Overrunning.] 1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of;...

2730

Overrun (2)

O′ver‐run″, v. i. 1. To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.Despised and trodden down of all that overran. Spenser.2. (Print.) To extend ...

2731

Overrunner

O′ver‐run″ner (?), n. One that overruns. Lovelace.

2732

Oversaturate

O′ver‐sat″u‐rate (?), v. t. [Cf. Supersaturate.] To saturate to excess.

2733

Oversay

O′ver‐say″ (?), v. t. To say over; to repeat. Ford.

2734

Overscented

O′ver‐scent″ed (?), a. 1. Scented excessively.2. Covered or concealed by a different odor. Fuller.

2735

Overscrupulosity

O′ver‐scru′pu‐los″i‐ty (?), n. Overscrupulousness.

2736

Overscrupulous

O′ver‐scru″pu‐lous (?), a. Scrupulous to excess.

2737

Overscrupulousness

O′ver‐scru″pu‐lous‐ness, n. The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness.

2738

Oversea

O″ver‐sea″ (?), a. Beyond the sea; foreign.

2739

Oversea (2)

{ O″ver‐sea″ (?), O″ver‐seas″ (?), } adv. Over the sea; abroad. Milton.Tennyson.

2740

Oversearch

O′ver‐search″ (?), v. t. To search all over.

2741

Overseason

O′ver‐sea″son (?), v. t. To season too highly.

2742

Oversee

O′ver‐see″ (?), v. t. [imp.Oversaw (?); p. p.Overseen (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overseeing.] [AS. oferséon to survey, to despise. See Over, and See.]1. To superintend; to watch over; ...

2743

Oversee (2)

O′ver‐see″, v. i. To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee. Fuller.Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me f...

2744

Overseer

O′ver‐seer″ (?), n. One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an ov...

2745

Overseership

O′ver‐seer″ship, n. The office of an overseer.

2746

Oversell

O′ver‐sell′ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Oversold (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overselling.] 1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price.One whose beautyWould oversell all ...

2747

Overset

O′ver‐set″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overset; p. pr. & vb. n.Oversetting.] 1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side o...

2748

Overset (2)

O′ver‐set″, v. i. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. Mortimer.

2749

Overset (3)

O″ver‐set′ (?), n. 1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.2. An excess; superfluity. “This overset of wealth and pomp. ” Bp. Burnel.

2750

Overshade

O′ver‐shade′ (?), v. t. [AS. ofersceadwian. See Over, and Shade, and cf. Overshadow.] To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow. Shak.

2751

Overshadow

O′ver‐shad″ow (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overshadowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overshadowing.] [Cf. Overshade.] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.There was a cl...

2752

Overshadower

O″ver‐shad″ow‐er (?), n. One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. Bacon.

2753

Overshadowy

O″ver‐shad″ow‐y (?), a. Overshadowing.

2754

Overshake

O′ver‐shake″ (?), v. t. To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. Chaucer.