overset

English

/əʊvəˈsɛt/

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To set over (something); to cover.
  • (intransitive) To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset; to capsize.
  • (transitive) To knock over, capsize, overturn.
  • (obsolete) To overwhelm; to overthrow, defeat.
  • (transitive) To physically disturb (someone); to make nauseous, upset.
  • (now) To unbalance (a situation, state etc.); to confuse, to put into disarray.
  • (printing) to set (type or copy) in excess of what is needed; to set too much type for a given space.
  • (transitive) To translate.
  • To overfill.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English oversetten (upset, set over) inherited from Old English ofersettan (conquer, overcome, set over) prefix from English set inherited from Proto-Germanic *uber (over).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*uber

Gloss

over

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