over-preparev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəprᵻˈpɛː/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərpriˈpɛ(ə)r/,

/ˌoʊvərprəˈpɛ(ə)r/

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + prepare v.

transitive. To prepare to an excessive extent. Frequently in passive. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΚΠ

1893 H. R. Marshall in Mind 2 90 He soon begins to crave the intermitted activities as the organs involved become over-prepared through ‘nutritive momentum’.

1899 Times 2 Nov. 6/2 Certainly, we cannot well be over-prepared for contingencies the full and ultimate extent of which it is still impossible to foreshadow.

1976 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 24 Mar. 13/5 I over-prepared my team and put too much pressure on them.

1992 D. Spoto Laurence Olivier x. 226 The venture was, as it happened, overprepared by everyone, since after a few weeks in the provinces the play closed before its London premiere.

2002 Legacy (Nexis) Jan. 1 As a beginning teacher, I was asked to advise a woman T.A. who was overpreparing for her classes to the point of paralysis.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-prepare
释义	over-preparev. Brit. /ˌəʊvəprᵻˈpɛː/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərpriˈpɛ(ə)r/, /ˌoʊvərprəˈpɛ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, prepare v. Etymology: < over- prefix + prepare v. transitive. To prepare to an excessive extent. Frequently in passive. Also occasionally intransitive. ΚΠ 1893 H. R. Marshall in Mind 2 90 He soon begins to crave the intermitted activities as the organs involved become over-prepared through ‘nutritive momentum’. 1899 Times 2 Nov. 6/2 Certainly, we cannot well be over-prepared for contingencies the full and ultimate extent of which it is still impossible to foreshadow. 1976 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 24 Mar. 13/5 I over-prepared my team and put too much pressure on them. 1992 D. Spoto Laurence Olivier x. 226 The venture was, as it happened, overprepared by everyone, since after a few weeks in the provinces the play closed before its London premiere. 2002 Legacy (Nexis) Jan. 1 As a beginning teacher, I was asked to advise a woman T.A. who was overpreparing for her classes to the point of paralysis. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1893
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