Etymology

overmatch

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Today it means: To match more than intended. Full definition →

Middle English overmacchen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromovermacchen
  2. English todayovermatch

From Middle English overmacchen, equivalent to over- + match.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.