overpeerv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpɪə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈpɪ(ə)r/

Forms: see over- prefix and peer v.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, peer v.²

Etymology: < over- prefix + peer v.² In sense 1 apparently sometimes associated with peer v.¹; compare outpeer v.

Now rare.

1. transitive. To rise or appear above; to tower over; to have a higher position than; (figurative) to surpass, outdo. Now rare.Recent examples are more likely to be interpreted as figurative uses of sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [verb (transitive)] > vastly

overpeer1565

scorn1764

tower1791

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] > exceed in height

surmountc1374

overpassa1400

passc1400

overpeer1565

overcrop1567

overlook1567

overtop1578

top1582

superate1599

overtip?a1607

over-heighten?1611

out-topa1672

overtower1812

1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis iii. f. 3^v Phebee was of personage so comly and so tall, That by the middle of her necke shee ouerpeerd [L. supereminet] them all.

1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris i. iii. sig. Aiij^v The dooble Daisie, and the Couslip queene Of sommer floures, do ouer peere the greene.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. iii. 121 The Dust on antique Time would lye vnswept, And mountainous Error be too highly heapt, For Truth to o're-peere .

1647 J. Trapp Mellificium Theol. in Comm. Epist. & Rev. 652 Like the Ivy which rising at the foot, will over-peer the highest wall.

1796 R. Cumberland Days of Yore i. 3 The Earl Oddune, whose proud castle overpeers my humble cottage.

1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 225 Appears the haunting shadow of the cousin, over-peering his modest kinsman.

1899 J. Smith Christian Char. 123 Generous and unselfish principles overpeer the coarser and more self-regarding impulses.

1917 Philos. Rev. 26 440 Otherwise careless or ambitious modern overproductivity will heap mountainous error too high for truth to overpeer.

1950 H. J. Massingham Curious Traveller iv. 65 Minute churches overpeering deep and wide combes.

†2. transitive. To treat with contempt, domineer over; to look down on. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > treat with contempt

unworthc950

to make scorn at, toc1320

to take in vainc1330

despise1377

rebuke?a1400

despite1481

indign1490

to make a mumming of1523

flock1545

scandalize1566

to make coarse account of1578

misregard1582

overpeer1583

to make a pish at (also of)1593

to make a push at1600

to bite by the nose1602

blurta1625

to piss ona1625

to make wash-way of, with1642

trample1646

huff1677

snouch1761

to walk over (the course)1779

to run over ——1816

snoot1928

shaft1959

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxxv. 209 If we be so high-minded that euerie of vs could finde in his heart to ouerpeere his Neighbour.

a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. B3 We will not thus be facst and ouerpeerd.

3. transitive. To peer over, look over; to look upon or across from above. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > peer

under-peer1589

overpeer1596

quiz1906

squiz1941

1596 H. Clapham Briefe of Bible i. 63 Moses..mounteth the Mount Nebo: from whence overpeering Iordan, he beholdeth the land of Promise.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. v. 11 To ouer-peere the Citie, And thence discouer, how with most aduantage They may vex vs with Shot or with Assault.

a1872 E. Atherstone Pelopidas (1888) ii. ii. 34 I climb'd To the wall's height, and, over-peering, saw The dark-brow'd Archon.

1898 Daily Chron. 17 Oct. 5/1 The nymph..fancied that an officer overpeering her garden wall like that must necessarily be on horseback!

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 3073/2 To overpeer..a fence is to peer over the top of it.

Derivatives

ˌoverˈpeering n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > surpassing

supereminent1555

eminent1588

overpeering1598

overtoppinga1615

topping1681

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > great or considerable > surpassing

overpeering1598

overtoppinga1616

1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 50 Wind-tossed waues which with a gyring course Circle the Centers ouerpeering maine.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sursaille,..an ouerpeering, or ouergrowing.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 188 This valley of Iehosaphat..to the East of the City, contracted betweene it and the ouer-pearing hils of the opposite Oliuet.

1896 C. G. D. Roberts Forge in Forest Foreword 12 With here and there a gnarled birch or overpeering pine.

1988 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 12 Sept. 26 I am sure Davies plots carefully, and in each level of overpeering and revelation discloses subtly more or differently from what went before.

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

单词	overpeer
释义	overpeerv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpɪə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpɪ(ə)r/ Forms: see over- prefix and peer v.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, peer v.² Etymology: < over- prefix + peer v.² In sense 1 apparently sometimes associated with peer v.¹; compare outpeer v. Now rare. 1. transitive. To rise or appear above; to tower over; to have a higher position than; (figurative) to surpass, outdo. Now rare.Recent examples are more likely to be interpreted as figurative uses of sense 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [verb (transitive)] > vastly overpeer1565 scorn1764 tower1791 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] > exceed in height surmountc1374 overpassa1400 passc1400 overpeer1565 overcrop1567 overlook1567 overtop1578 top1582 superate1599 overtip?a1607 over-heighten?1611 out-topa1672 overtower1812 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis iii. f. 3^v Phebee was of personage so comly and so tall, That by the middle of her necke shee ouerpeerd [L. supereminet] them all. 1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris i. iii. sig. Aiij^v The dooble Daisie, and the Couslip queene Of sommer floures, do ouer peere the greene. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. iii. 121 The Dust on antique Time would lye vnswept, And mountainous Error be too highly heapt, For Truth to o're-peere . View more context for this quotation 1647 J. Trapp Mellificium Theol. in Comm. Epist. & Rev. 652 Like the Ivy which rising at the foot, will over-peer the highest wall. 1796 R. Cumberland Days of Yore i. 3 The Earl Oddune, whose proud castle overpeers my humble cottage. 1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 225 Appears the haunting shadow of the cousin, over-peering his modest kinsman. 1899 J. Smith Christian Char. 123 Generous and unselfish principles overpeer the coarser and more self-regarding impulses. 1917 Philos. Rev. 26 440 Otherwise careless or ambitious modern overproductivity will heap mountainous error too high for truth to overpeer. 1950 H. J. Massingham Curious Traveller iv. 65 Minute churches overpeering deep and wide combes. †2. transitive. To treat with contempt, domineer over; to look down on. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > treat with contempt unworthc950 to make scorn at, toc1320 to take in vainc1330 despise1377 rebuke?a1400 despite1481 indign1490 to make a mumming of1523 flock1545 scandalize1566 to make coarse account of1578 misregard1582 overpeer1583 to make a pish at (also of)1593 to make a push at1600 to bite by the nose1602 blurta1625 to piss ona1625 to make wash-way of, with1642 trample1646 huff1677 snouch1761 to walk over (the course)1779 to run over ——1816 snoot1928 shaft1959 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxxv. 209 If we be so high-minded that euerie of vs could finde in his heart to ouerpeere his Neighbour. a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. B3 We will not thus be facst and ouerpeerd. 3. transitive. To peer over, look over; to look upon or across from above. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > peer under-peer1589 overpeer1596 quiz1906 squiz1941 1596 H. Clapham Briefe of Bible i. 63 Moses..mounteth the Mount Nebo: from whence overpeering Iordan, he beholdeth the land of Promise. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. v. 11 To ouer-peere the Citie, And thence discouer, how with most aduantage They may vex vs with Shot or with Assault. a1872 E. Atherstone Pelopidas (1888) ii. ii. 34 I climb'd To the wall's height, and, over-peering, saw The dark-brow'd Archon. 1898 Daily Chron. 17 Oct. 5/1 The nymph..fancied that an officer overpeering her garden wall like that must necessarily be on horseback! 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 3073/2 To overpeer..a fence is to peer over the top of it. Derivatives ˌoverˈpeering n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > surpassing supereminent1555 eminent1588 overpeering1598 overtoppinga1615 topping1681 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > great or considerable > surpassing overpeering1598 overtoppinga1616 1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 50 Wind-tossed waues which with a gyring course Circle the Centers ouerpeering maine. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sursaille,..an ouerpeering, or ouergrowing. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 188 This valley of Iehosaphat..to the East of the City, contracted betweene it and the ouer-pearing hils of the opposite Oliuet. 1896 C. G. D. Roberts Forge in Forest Foreword 12 With here and there a gnarled birch or overpeering pine. 1988 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 12 Sept. 26 I am sure Davies plots carefully, and in each level of overpeering and revelation discloses subtly more or differently from what went before. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1565
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