Overreacher to Overstrain

Overreacher
(O`ver*reach"er) n. One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.

Overread
(O`ver*read") v. t. To read over, or peruse. Shak.

Overready
(O"ver*read"y) a. Too ready.O"ver*read"*i*ly adv.O"ver*read"i*ness, n.

Overreckon
(O`ver*reck"on) v. t. To reckon too highly.

Overred
(O`ver*red") v. t. To smear with red. [Obs.]

Overrefine
(O`ver*re*fine") v. t. To refine too much.

Overrefinement
(O"ver*re*fine"ment) n. Excessive refinement.

Overrent
(O`ver*rent") v. t. To rent for too much.

Overrich
(O"ver*rich") a. Exccessively rich.

Override
(O`ver*ride") v. t. [imp. Overrode ; p. p. Overridden Overrode, Overrid ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.] [AS. offeridan.]

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
(O"ver*rigged") a. Having too much rigging.

Overrighteous
(O"ver*right"eous) a. Excessively righteous; — usually implying hypocrisy.

Overrigid
(O"ver*rig"id) a. Too rigid; too severe.

Overrigorous
(O"ver*rig"or*ous) a. Too rigorous; harsh.

Overripe
(O"ver*ripe") a. Matured to excess. Milton.

Overripen
(O`ver*rip"en) v. t. To make too ripe. Shak.

Overroast
(O`ver*roast") v. t. To roast too much. Shak.

Overrule
(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.


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