overread
English
/əʊvəˈɹiːd/, /əʊvəˈɹɛd/
verb
Definitions
- (obsolete) To read over, or peruse.
- (transitive) To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read too in-depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.
- To read too much or excessively.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overreden inherited from Old English oferrǣdan (read through, consider, read over) affix from English read.
Origin
English
read
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aread English
- arread English
- backread English
- beread English
- copyread English
- counterread English
- foreread English
- half-read English
- lipread English
- megaread English
- mindread English
- misread English
- multiread English
- must-read English
- outread English
- overreader English
- preread English
- proofread English
- read English
- read-only English
- readable English
- readahead English
- readaholic English
- readback English
- readee English
- reader English
- readest English
- reading English
- readme English
- readograph English
- readout English
- readtable English
- readthrough English
- readworthy English
- reread English
- speedread English
- subread English
- underread English
- unread English
- unreadability English
- oferrǣdan Old English
- overreden Middle English
- reden Middle English
- ridim Tok Pisin
- ridim Bislama
- read
- aread
- unread
- beread
- reread
- arread
- readee
- reader
- readme
- readout
- reading
- lipread
- subread
- readest
- preread
- outread
- misread
- backread
- readback
- mindread
- megaread
- copyread
- readable
- foreread
- multiread
- half-read
- must-read
- underread
- read-only
- proofread
- speedread
- readahead
- readtable
- readworthy
- overreader
- readaholic
- readograph
- counterread
- readthrough
- unreadability