overimpress

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verb

To impress too much.

OriginEnglish impress ← Middle English impressen ← Latin impressus →
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Meanings

verboverimpress (third-person singular simple present overimpresses, present participle overimpressing, simple past and past participle overimpressed)

present singular third person overimpresses · participle present overimpressing · participle past overimpressed · past overimpressed

  1. transitiveTo impress too much.

    He wore his suit and best hat, but he didn't want to overimpress Cyril. The mine owner would know for sure something suspicious was underway if he did too much to make an impression on him.

    2016, Doreen Milstead, The Mists of Eternity: Four Historical Romances

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  8. Proto-Italic*en
  9. Proto-Italic*en-
  10. Latinin-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  13. Proto-Italic*pres-
  14. Latinpremō
  15. Latinimprimō
  16. Latinimpressus
  17. Middle Englishimpressen
  18. Englishimpress
  19. Englishoverimpress

From over- + impress.

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APA

overimpress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overimpress

MLA

“overimpress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overimpress. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overimpress,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overimpress.

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