overlead

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verb

To lead excessively or too much.

OriginMiddle English overleden ← Old English oferlǣdan →
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Meanings

verboverlead (third-person singular simple present overleads, present participle overleading, simple past and past participle overled)

present singular third person overleads · participle present overleading · participle past overled · past overled

  1. transitiveTo lead excessively or too much.

    If you overlead this question with too binding absoluteness requirements I am afraid that a satisfactory and not dogmatic answer will be rather difficult to find.

    1981, Evandro Agazzi, Modern logic
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo dominate; domineer over; oppress.

    I believe it well, false recreant knight, said Sir Gawaine, for thou hast many long days overled me, and us all, and destroyed many of our good knights.

    1891, Sir Thomas Malory, Sir Edward Strachey, William Caxton, Le morte D'arthur
  3. obsoletetransitiveTo affront; treat with indignity.

Origin

  1. Old Englishoferlǣdan“to oppress, translate”
  2. Middle Englishoverleden
  3. Englishoverlead

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

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