over-informv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊv(ə)rɪnˈfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərənˈfɔrm/

Forms: see over- prefix and inform v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, inform v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + inform v.

transitive. To animate to excess; to impart too much information or meaning to. Later also: to provide with too much information.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)] > specific

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1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 6 A fiery Soul, which..o'r inform'd the Tenement of Clay.

1781 S. Johnson Congreve in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VI. 10 Wit so exuberant that it o'er-informs its tenement.

1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man I. ii. 42 In person, he hardly appeared of this world; his slight frame was overinformed by the soul that dwelt within; he was all mind.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 184 Shakespeare's temptation is..to make a passion over-inform its tenement of words.

1925 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 10 58 Circumstances of that kind, even if Mr. Reynolds were not misinformed nor over-informed, would seem to be..quite inadequate nevertheless as provocations for the Kuklux outrages they are cited to excuse.

1944 ELH 11 20 Condemning those who over-inform the poem with factual meaning, he is not therefore happy in accusing Wordsworth of indulging himself in egotistical rationalization.

1999 Times 15 July 42/5 The speculations are narrow and over-informed by ideology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-inform
释义	over-informv. Brit. /ˌəʊv(ə)rɪnˈfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərənˈfɔrm/ Forms: see over- prefix and inform v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, inform v. Etymology: < over- prefix + inform v. transitive. To animate to excess; to impart too much information or meaning to. Later also: to provide with too much information. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)] > specific coolc1330 aventc1440 recreatec1530 frostbite1667 over-inform1681 1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 6 A fiery Soul, which..o'r inform'd the Tenement of Clay. 1781 S. Johnson Congreve in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VI. 10 Wit so exuberant that it o'er-informs its tenement. 1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man I. ii. 42 In person, he hardly appeared of this world; his slight frame was overinformed by the soul that dwelt within; he was all mind. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 184 Shakespeare's temptation is..to make a passion over-inform its tenement of words. 1925 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 10 58 Circumstances of that kind, even if Mr. Reynolds were not misinformed nor over-informed, would seem to be..quite inadequate nevertheless as provocations for the Kuklux outrages they are cited to excuse. 1944 ELH 11 20 Condemning those who over-inform the poem with factual meaning, he is not therefore happy in accusing Wordsworth of indulging himself in egotistical rationalization. 1999 Times 15 July 42/5 The speculations are narrow and over-informed by ideology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1681
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