overclear

present singular third person overclears · participle present overclearing · participle past overcleared · past overcleared

1. transitiveTo make too clear, or translucent.

   Unfortunately, this medium tends to overclear specimens, especially the less heavily chitinized species.

   1946, Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa

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   However, care must be taken not to overclear the specimens otherwise details of the clypeolabral plates may be obscured.

   1983, Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada

2. transitiveTo pass, without collision, by too great a distance; to go too far beyond.

   Straighten your bars. Turn the wheel in the direction you want to go; then begin to straighten your arms and legs. At this speed it's easy to overclear the downslope, so really push your bike down to catch the backside.

   Mastering Mountain Bike Skills: 2nd Edition (page 159)

1. not comparableEspecially clear or comprehensible.

   The phrasing of the new law is not overclear to a layman.