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over-indulgence (n.)[over-indulgence 词源字典]: also overindulgence, 1630s, from over- + indulgence. First attested in Donne.[over-indulgence etymology, over-indulgence origin, 英语词源]
over-long (adv.): "for too long a time," late 14c., from over- + long (adj.).
over-populate (v.): also overpopulate, "to overrun with too many people," 1828 (implied in overpopulated), from over- + populate (v.). Related: Overpopulating. Over-populous "over-populated" is attested from 1670s.
over-population (n.): "over-populousness," 1807, from over- + population. Malthus (1798) had over-populousness.
over-react (v.): also overreact, 1961, from over- + react (v.). First attested in Lewis Mumford. Related: Over-reacting; overreacting; over-reaction.
over-ripe (adj.): 1670s, from over- + ripe (adj.).
over-sexed (adj.): 1898, from over- + past participle of sex (v.).
over-stuffed (adj.): also overstuffed, of furniture, "completely covered with a thick layer of stuffing," 1883, from over- + past participle of stuff (v.).
over-trouble (v.): 1580s, from over- + trouble (v.). Related: Over-troubled; over-troubling.
over-use (v.): 1670s, from over- + use (v.). Related: Overused; overusing.
over-wind (v.): also overwind, "wind too tight," c. 1600, from over- + wind (v.1). Related: Over-wound; over-winding.
overact (v.): 1610s, "to go too far in action," from over- + act (v.). Meaning "to play a part with too much emphasis, to chew the scenery" is from 1630s. Related: Overacted; overacting.
overage (n.): "a surplus amount," 1945, a banking term, coined from over on model of shortage.
overall (adv.): "everywhere," Old English ofer eall, from ofer "over" (see over) + eall (see all). Sense of "including everything" is from 1894. The noun in the clothing sense (usually plural) of "loose trousers of a strong material worn by cowboys, etc." is from 1782. Specific sense "loose fitting canvas trousers with a bib and strap top" (originally worn by workmen over other clothes to protect them from wet, dirt, etc.) is attested from 1897.
overalls (n.): see overall. Compare French surtout "overcoat," literally "an over all," from sur- "over" + tout "all."
overarching (adj.): 1720, from present participle of verb overarch (1660s), from over- + arch (v.).
overawe (v.): 1570s, from over- + awe (v.). Perhaps coined by Spenser. Related: Overawed; overawing.
overbear (v.): late 14c., "to carry over," from over- + bear (v.). Meaning "to bear down by weight of physical force" is from 1535 (in Coverdale), originally nautical, of an overwhelming wind; figurative sense of "to overcome and repress by power, authority, etc." is from 1560s.
overbearing (adj.): figurative present participle adjective from overbear (v.) in its sense "to bear down."
overbite (n.): "overlapping of the lower teeth by the upper ones," 1887, from over- + bite (n.).