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.
