† overmatev.

Forms: see over- prefix and mate v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, mate v.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + mate v.¹ Compare earlier overmatch v.

Obsolete.

transitive. To be more than a match for; to defeat by superior strength.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)]

overcomeeOE

forecomec1000

overwieldlOE

masterc1225

overmaistrie1340

overmatcha1375

overpassa1382

surmount1390

to have the fairer (of)c1400

maistriec1400

overmasterc1425

winc1440

overc1485

bestride1526

rixlec1540

overreach1555

control1567

overmate1567

govern1593

to give (a person) the lurch1598

get1600

to gain cope of1614

top1633

to fetch overa1640

down1641

to have the whip hand (of)1680

carberry1692

to cut down1713

to be more than a match for1762

outflank1773

outmaster1799

outgeneral1831

weather1834

best1839

fore-reach1845

to beat a person at his (also her, etc.) own game1849

scoop1850

euchrec1866

bemaster1871

negotiate1888

to do down1900

to get (someone) wetc1926

lick1946

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xi. f. 143 The Pilot being sore dismayd sayth playne, he knowes not whither Too wend himself... So howge the mischeef was, and did so ouermate All arte.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lvi. 5) i. f. 218^v/1 Their assaults rushe ageinst god him self, as if they striued too ouermate him.

1599 R. Roche Eustathia To Rdr. And as my musicke was, such was my cheere, My looke vnlusty; countenaunce abated, Minde make-content; muse weake and overmated, yet did I singe my sorrowes to an end.

1661 E. Hickeringill Jamaica 90 Poor men..that are thus o're-mated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	overmate
释义	† overmatev. Forms: see over- prefix and mate v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, mate v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + mate v.¹ Compare earlier overmatch v. Obsolete. transitive. To be more than a match for; to defeat by superior strength. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] overcomeeOE forecomec1000 overwieldlOE masterc1225 overmaistrie1340 overmatcha1375 overpassa1382 surmount1390 to have the fairer (of)c1400 maistriec1400 overmasterc1425 winc1440 overc1485 bestride1526 rixlec1540 overreach1555 control1567 overmate1567 govern1593 to give (a person) the lurch1598 get1600 to gain cope of1614 top1633 to fetch overa1640 down1641 to have the whip hand (of)1680 carberry1692 to cut down1713 to be more than a match for1762 outflank1773 outmaster1799 outgeneral1831 weather1834 best1839 fore-reach1845 to beat a person at his (also her, etc.) own game1849 scoop1850 euchrec1866 bemaster1871 negotiate1888 to do down1900 to get (someone) wetc1926 lick1946 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xi. f. 143 The Pilot being sore dismayd sayth playne, he knowes not whither Too wend himself... So howge the mischeef was, and did so ouermate All arte. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lvi. 5) i. f. 218^v/1 Their assaults rushe ageinst god him self, as if they striued too ouermate him. 1599 R. Roche Eustathia To Rdr. And as my musicke was, such was my cheere, My looke vnlusty; countenaunce abated, Minde make-content; muse weake and overmated, yet did I singe my sorrowes to an end. 1661 E. Hickeringill Jamaica 90 Poor men..that are thus o're-mated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1567
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