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overset

Meaningcover or spread over

Common meaning: overturn or upset, in literary use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishofersettan‘cover or spread over’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftscover or spread over → oppressouersetten‘oppress’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsoppress → overturn or upset, in literary useoverset‘overturn or upset, in literary use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English ofersettan ‘cover or spread over’.

Roots

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