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overprotection (n.)[overprotection 词源字典]: 1929, originally in reference to children, from over- + protection.[overprotection etymology, overprotection origin, 英语词源]
overprotective (adj.): also over-protective, 1930, from over- + protective. Related: Overprotectively; overprotectiveness.
overrate (v.): 1610s, from over- + rate (v.). Related: Overrated; overrating.
overreach (v.): c. 1300, "to reach above or beyond" (transitive), from over- + reach (v.). Meaning "to extend over something, to cover it" is from c. 1400. Sense of "to reach beyond one's strength" is from 1560s. As a noun from 1550s. Related: Overreached; overreaching.
override (v.): Old English oferridan "to ride across," from ofer "over" (see over) + ridan "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Originally literal, of cavalry, etc. Figurative meaning "to set aside arrogantly" is from 1827. The mechanical sense "to suspend automatic operation" is attested from 1946. As a noun in this sense from 1946. Related: Overrode; overriding; overridden.
overrule (v.): "rule against; set aside, as by a higher authority," 1590s, from over- + rule (v.). It was used earlier in a sense "to govern, control" (1570s). Related: Overruled; overruling.
overrun (v.): Old English oferyrnan; see over- + run (v.). The noun meaning "excess expenditure over budget" is from 1956. Related: Overran; overrunning.
overseas (adj.): 1580s, from over + sea. Popularized during World War I as a British euphemism for "colonial."
oversee (v.): Old English oferseon "to look down upon, keep watch over, survey, observe;" see over + see (v.). Meaning "to supervise" is attested from mid-15c. The verb lacks the double sense of similar overlook, but this emerges in the noun form oversight. Related: Oversaw; overseen.
overseer (n.): late 14c., agent noun from oversee (v.).
overshadow (v.): Old English ofersceadwian "to cast a shadow over, obscure;" see over + shadow (v.). It was used to render Latin obumbrare in New Testament, as were Middle High German überschatewen, Middle Dutch overschaduwen, Gothic ufarskadwjan. Figurative sense is from 1580s. Related: Overshadowed; overshadowing.
overshoe (n.): 1829, from over- + shoe (n.). Related: Overshoes.
overshoot (v.): mid-14c., "to shoot, run, or pass beyond (a point or limit)," over- + shoot (v.). Related: Overshot; overshooting.
overshot (adj.): 1530s, in reference to water-wheels, "driven by water shot over from above," past participle adjective from overshoot.
oversight (n.): "supervision," early 14c., from over- + sight. Meaning "omission of notice, fact of passing over without seeing" attested from late 15c.; compare oversee.
oversimplification (n.): also over-simpification, 1835, from over- + simplification.
oversimplify (v.): 1908, from over- + simplify. Related: Oversimplified; oversimplifying.
oversized (adj.): 1788, past participle adjective from oversize "make too large" (1670s), from over- + size (v.).
oversleep (v.): late 14c., from over- + sleep (v.). Related: Overslept; oversleeping. Old English had a noun oferslæp "too much sleep."
overspend (v.): 1610s, "to wear out," from over- + spend. Meaning "to spend more than is necessary" is attested from 1857. Related: Overspent; overspending.