Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: overspend – own
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overspend (o'erspent), v. [see over, adv. + spend, v.]
Harassed; overcome; fatigued; exhausted.
overtake (-n, overtaking, o'ertook, overtook), v. [see over, adv. + take, v.]
- Catch; catch up with; pass.
- Overpower; overwhelm; captivate; fall on; take by surprise.
overtakeless (o'ertakeless), adj. [see overtake, v.]
Uncatchable; unconquerable; without an equal in strength; not to be exceeded in speed.
overtakelessness, n. [see overtake, v.]
- Superiority; transcendence; invincibility.
- Inaccessibility; unapproachability; unavailability; [fig.] aloofness; remoteness; distance from mortality.
overthrow (-n), v. [see over, adv. + throw, v.]
Defeat; vanquish; ruin; demolish; destroy.
overturn (-ed, -s), v. [see over, adv. + turn, v.]
Rescind; annul; repeal; revoke.
overwhelmed, verbal adj. [see over, adv. + whelm, adj.]
Overcome; overpowered; beaten; conquered.
owe (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE.]
Have due; be indebted; be obliged to pay; be bound to ascribe honor; (see Matthew 6:12).
owl, n. [Old Norse ugla.]
Nocturnal bird of prey.
own, adj. [OE.]
- Individual; personal.
- Preferred; favorite; self-appointed companion as; [reflexive phrase “her own”] herself as.