overname 
overname (6-v6r-nara'), v. t. To name over; 
IIIIIMC one iit'tcr another. 
I prity thee, iwer tiaiiir them ; and, as thou naniest them, 
1 will describe thorn. Shak., M. of \'., L i 3. 
overneat (6-ver-net'), a. Unnecessarily neat; 
excessively neat. Spectator. 
overnet ( 6-ver-net'), v. t. To cover with or as 
with a net. 
Mi . . . has spider-threads that oeernet the whule world : 
himself site in the centre, ready to run. 
Carlyle, Diamond .Necklace, iv. 
overnice (6-ver-nis'), a. Excessively nice ; fas- 
tidious. 
Away with such over-nice and curious companions (quoth 
he againe). /;.. Hull, Noah's Dove. 
overnicely (6-ver-nis'li), adv. In an ovemice 
manner; too nicely. 
You don't take your Friend to be over -nicely bred? 
Conynve, Way of the World, L 6. 
overnight (6'ver-nif), adv. [< ME. ovemyght ; 
< over + night.'] Through the night ; during the 
evening or night ; especially, during the night 
just passed. 
Thanne to ther tentys sone they ganne them dlght, 
And dressid all ther harries ouer nyyht. 
Qenerydcs(E. i:. T. s. i, 1. 2028. 
SU. Ajid so, good rest. 
Pro. As wretches have o'erniyht 
That wait for execution In the morn. 
5Ao*., T. O. of V., IT. 2. 188. 
I had been telling her all that happened overnight. 
Dickens. 
overnightt (6'ver-nit), n. Night before bed- 
time, referring to the night just passed. 
Pardon me, madam ; 
If I had given yon this at over-night, 
She might have been o'erta'en ; and yet she writes 
Pursuit would be but Tain. Nluik., All's Well, Hi. 4. 23. 
overnimt , v. t. [ME. overnimen ; < A 8. oferniman, 
take by violence, take away, carry off, < ofer + 
nil/in n. take: see nim.] To overtake; seize. 
The cold of deth that hadde him overnome [mod. editions 
read overcome]. 
Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 1942 of C. T. (ed. Tyrwhitt). 
overnoise (o-v&r-noiz'), v. t. To overpower by 
noise. 
No tide of wine would drown your cares, 
No mirth or music over-noise your feares. 
Cowley, tr. of Horace, lii. L 
overoldt (6-ver-61d'), o. [< ME. overold, < AS. 
ofereald, very old, < ofer, over, + eald, old : see 
old 1 ."] Very old ; too old. 
Of which foolk the renon nis neyther overold ue un- 
solempne. Chaucer, Boethlus, L prose 8. 
overpart (6-ver-part'), v. t. To assign too high 
or too difficult a part to. 
He is a marvellous good neighbour, faith, and a very 
good bowler ; but for Alisander alas, you see how 'tis ; 
a little o'erparted. Shak., L. L. L., v. 2. 588. 
How now, Numps! almost tired in your protectorship t 
overparted, overparted f 
II. Jonsan, Bartholomew Fair, ill. 1. 
overpass (6-ver-pas'), v. t. 1. To pass over; 
cross. 
I stood on a wide river's bank, 
Which I must needs o'erpass. 
Dryden, Spanish Friar, ill. 8. 
2. To pass by; pass by without notice or re- 
gard ; omit to notice or include ; overlook. 
All the beauties of the East 
He slightly vicw'd and slightly oixrpam'd. 
Milton, P. JR., U. 198. 
3. To pass through ; pass ; spend. 
The pains that he hath indured, and the perils that he 
hath over-passed. 
North, tr. of Plutarch, Amiot to the Readers. 
In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage, 
And like a hermit overpa&'d thy days. 
Shak., 1 Hen. VI., 1L 5. 117. 
4. To surpass. 
It seems you have abjured the helps which men 
Who overpass their kind, as you would do, 
Have humbly sought. Browning, Paracelsus. 
overpassed, overpast (o-ver-pasf), a- That 
has already passed ; past. 
In the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, un- 
til these calamities be overpast. ft. ML 1. 
Thut thou hast wronged in the time o'erpast; . . . 
Swear not by time to come ; for that thou hast 
Misused ere used, by times misused o'erpast, 
Shak., Kich. III., IT. 4. 888. 
No time is overpast, 'tis never too late. 
Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 661. 
overpay (6-ver-pa'), v. t. 1. To pay in excess ; 
pay more than is necessary. 
" My lord, you overpay me fifty-fold." 
"Ye will be all the wealthier," cried the Prince. 
Tennyson, Geralnt. 
2. To reward beyond the price or value. 
Let me buy your friendly help thus far, 
Which I will over-pay and pay again 
When I have found it. 
Shak., All's Well, 111. 7. 10. 
3. To be more than a recompense or reward for. 
A moment like this overpays an age of apprehension. 
(joldtinith, Uood-natured Man, v. 
overpayment (6'v6r-pa'ment), n. A payment 
in excess of what is just or required, 
overpeer (6-ver-per'), v. t. To overlook ; look 
down on ; rise above ; overhang. 
The (-lifts 
That overpter the bright and golden shore. 
Greene, Orlando Furioso. 
Your argosies with portly sail . . . 
Do overpeer the petty traffickers, 
That curtsy to them. Shak., M. of V., L 1. 12. 
overpeople (6-ver-pe'pl), v. t. To overstock 
with inhabitants: usually in the past participle, 
overpercht (6-ver-perch ), v. t. To perch upon 
or over. 
With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls. 
5Ao*., E. and J., 11. 2. 68. 
over-persuade (6'ver-per-swad'), v. t. To per- 
suade or influence against one's inclination or 
opinion. 
Like him who, being in good health, lodged himself in 
a physician's house, and was over-pertnujdfd by his landlord 
to take physic, of which he died, for the benefit of his doc- 
tor. Dryden, .ilncid, Ded. 
overpertedt, a- Having too much pertness, 
self-conceit, or self-sufficiency. Richardson. 
When an unable spirit, being overperted with so high 
authority, Is too passionate In the execution of such an 
office as cannot be checked but by violence. 
Raleigh, Hist. World, II. xxii. 10. 
overpick-loom (6'ver-pik-lSm), . A loom 
which has a picking or shuttle-driving arrange- 
ment above, as distinguished from one hav- 
ing an under- or a side-picking motion. /.'. //. 
Knight. 
over-picture (6-ver-pik'tur), v. t. To exceed 
the representation or picture of; represent or 
picture in an exaggerated manner. 
She did lie, ... 
ffer-picturing that Venus where we see 
The fancy outwork nature. 
5*o*., A. and C., IL 2. 205. 
overplant (6-ver-plant'), v. t. [< ME. over- 
planten; < over + plant.'] If. To transplant. 
And the Lord sayd, if ye ban feith as the corn of Seneuey, 
ye schulen seye to this more tre, be thou drawen up by the 
roote, and be ouer-piantid Into the see, and it schal obeye 
to you. Wyclif, Luke xvii. 8. 
2. To plant too abundantly. 
At that time the high price of oysters caused overplant- 
ing, which led to the impoverishment of the planting- 
grounds. Fisheries o/ U. S., V. U. 527. 
over-plate (6'ver-plat), n. In armor, the large 
ini ulilron introduced about the middle of the 
fifteenth century; also, the large cubitiere of 
the same epoch these being applied over the 
complete brassard of plates. 
overplawt, [ME., < over + plow.] A boil- 
ing over. Prompt. Pare., p. 373. 
overplus (o'ver-plus), n. [< E. orer + L. plus, 
more. Cf. surplus.] Surplus; that which re- 
mains after a supply or beyond a quantity pro- 
posed; excess. 
If the rich men did believe this promise of Ood, they 
would willingly and readily give a little to have the over- 
plus. Latimer, 2d Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1550. 
Our overplus of shipping will we burn ; 
And, with the rest full man nd, from the head of Actium 
Beat the approaching Cwsar. 5Ao*., A. and C., 111. 7. 51. 
overply (6-ver-pli'), v. t. T6 ply to excess; 
exert with too much vigor. 
What supports me, dost t In m ask ? 
The conscience, friend, to have lost them [my eyes] over- 
la Liberty's defence. Milton, Sonnets, xvii. 
overpoise (6-ver-poiz'), v.t. To outweigh. Sir 
T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iv. 6. 
overpoise (o'ver-poiz), n. Preponderant weight. 
Dryden, Epistle to his kinsman J. Dryden. 
overpopulate (6-ver-pop'u-lat), v. t. To over- 
people. 
overpopulation (d-ver-pop-u-la'shon), n. Ex- 
cess of population. Pop. Sd. Mo., XXXVI. 182. 
overpost (o-ver-posf), * To hasten over 
quicKly. 
You may thank the unquiet time for your quiet o'er- 
posting that action. 5*o*., 2 Hen. IV., L 2. 171. 
overpower (6'ver-pou-er), n. Too great a pow- 
er; extensive power. 
For when a state growes to an over-potrrr, it Is like a great 
floud, that will be sure to overflow. 
Bacon, Vicissitudes of Things. 
overpower (6-ver-pou'er), v. t. 1. To vanquish 
by superior power or force ; subdue ; reduce to 
silence, inaction, or submission ; defeat. 
over-rake 
The lion dying thrusteth forth his paw, 
And wiimill* HM- earth, If uothini: else, with rage 
To be o'erpouvrcd. fihalt. , Rich. 1 1. . v. L 81. 
2. To be ton inti iiM' or violent for; overcome 
by intensity; overwhelm: as, his emotions 
mi',-/,,, ii i ,i il him. 
Madam, the greatness of your goodness merpovers me 
that a lady so lovely should deign to turn her beauteous 
eyes on me so. Sheridan, The Duenna, U. 2. 
Occrpuirrr'il quite, 
I cannot veil, or droop my sight 
Tennyson, Eleanore. 
= Syn. 1. Beat, Overwhelm, etc. (see defeat), overbear, mas- 
ter, crush. 
overpoweringly (6-v6r-pou'er-ing-li), adv. In 
an overpowering manner ; with superior force, 
overpraise (6-ver-praz'), v. t. To praUe too 
much ; praise unduly or beyond measure, 
overpraising (6-ver-pra'zing), n. Excessive 
praise. Milton, P. L., U. 615. 
over-preach (6-ver-prech'), e. t. To preach what 
is too profound for (the hearer or the mental 
capacity of the hearer). 
Many of us ... over-preached our people's capacities. 
Bp. Oauden, Tears of the Church, p. 117. (Davits.) 
overpress (6-v6r-pres'), c. t. 1. To bear upon 
with irresistible force ; crush ; overwhelm. 
Who with dolour and wo the hert ouer-preae. 
Horn, of Partenay (E. E. f. 8.), I. 8228. 
The prease and store of the Turkes was so great that 
they were not able long to endure, but were so overpressed 
that they could not wield their weapons. 
HaUvyt's Voyage*, IL 131. 
I am so overpressed with business as I have no time for 
these or other mine own private occasions. 
Win&rap, Hist. New England, I. 447. 
2. To overcome by importunity, 
overpressort, " An oppressor. 
Fltz Stephen calleth him Violentns Cantll incubator: 
that Is, the violent overpressor of Kent. 
Holland, tr. of Camden, p. 362. (Darin.) 
overpressure (6'ver-presh'ur), n. Excessive 
pressure. 
The Intellectual overpressure of children hi the schools. 
Pop. Sd. Mo., XXXIV. 864. 
Overpressure-valve, a valve in a steam-boiler which 
opens when a certain pressure is attained ; a safety-valve. 
overprize (6-ver-priz'), v. t. 1. To value or 
prize at too high a rate. 
My foes with wond'ring eyes shall see 
I over-prize my death. 
Warner, Albion's England, iv. 22. 
I am much beholden to your high opinion. 
Which so o'erpruses my light services. Coleridge. 
2. To surpass in value. 
By being so retired, 
O'er-prutd all popular rate. 
Shak., Tempest, L 2. 82. 
over-production (6'ver-pro-duk'sbon), n. Ex- 
cessive production ; production of commodities 
in excess of demand. 
I know not of any economical facts, except the two I have 
specified, which have given rise to the opinion that a gen- 
eral oner-production of commodities ever presented itself 
in actual experience. J. 5. Mill, Pol. Econ., lit 14, f 4. 
oyerproof (6-ver-prof), a. Having a less spe- 
cific gravity than 0.91984: said of alcoholic li- 
quors. If 10 volumes of water to 100 volumes of the spir- 
it are needed to reduce the latter to proof, the liquor is 
said to be 10 owrproo/ and so on, the number preceding 
the word overproof indicating hi all cases the number of 
volumes of water required to reduce 100 volumes of the 
spirit to the specific gravity above named. In practice, 
0.920 Is the speciflc.gravity number used, which Is suffi- 
ciently accurate for commercial purposes. See pnnf and 
underproof. 
over-purchaset, v. i. To pay too high a price. 
Whosoever buys either wealth or honour at the price of 
a crime over-purchases. 
Gentleman Instructed, p. 528. (Dane*.) 
over-purchase (6'ver-per'chas), . A dear bar- 
gain. 
Mirth at the expence of Virtue ls an over purchase. 
Jeremy Collier, Short View, p. 181. 
overputt (6-ver-puf), r. t. [< ME. overputten ; < 
over + puft.] To overthrow; subdue. 
oveniuellt(o-ver-kwel '),v.t. To quell; subdue; 
gain power over. 
What champion now shal tame the power of hell, 
And the unrulle spirits overquellf 
Bp. Hall, Elegy on Dr. Witaker. 
over-rack (6-ver-rak'), v. t. To rack or torture 
to excess ; overstrain ; overtax. 
I'm uver-rack'd with expectation 
Of the event this plot will train him to. 
Beau. andFl. (f), Faithful Friends, 111. 1. 
over-rake (6-ver-rak'), r. *. To rake fore and 
aft, as a heavy sea a vessel at anchor with her 
head to the wind ; sweep over. 
The seas did so otrr-rake them as many times those upon 
ye decke knew not whether they were within bord or with- 
oute. Bradford, Plymouth Plantation, p. 140. 
