Etymology

overlead

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Today it means: To lead excessively or too much. Full definition →

Middle English overleden ← Old English oferlǣdan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromoferlǣdan“to oppress, translate”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoverleden
  3. English todayoverlead

From Middle English overleden, from Old English oferlǣdan (“to oppress, translate”), equivalent to over- + lead.

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