overspeakv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈspiːk/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈspik/

Forms: see over- prefix and speak v.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + speak v. Compare earlier overspeech n., slightly earlier overspeaking n., and slightly later overspeaking adj.Earlier currency of the verb (in sense 1b) is suggested by Old English oferspreca person who speaks too much. Compare also Old English ofersprecend person who speaks against, gainsayer, not corresponding to any attested sense of the verb.

Now chiefly U.S.

a. transitive. To overstate or exaggerate; to make exaggerated claims for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] > in expression

amplifya1400

overtell1511

over-English1600

overspeak1611

stretch1674

romance1730

oversay1790

overstate1792

1611 in T. Coryate Crudities sig. c4 ^v He ouer-speakes the English tongue, And picketh gold out of the dongue That ancient Poets made.

1628 Bp. J. Hall Olde Relig. Ep. Ded. If fame doe not ouer-speake you, there are not many soyles that yeeld either so frequent Flockes, or better fed.

1674 R. Fleming Faithfulness of God i. 11 A truth which none can over-speak, yea where no possible hyperbole could ever be.

1994 C. McCarthy Crossing 288 He said that the notion that evil is seldom rewarded was greatly overspoken.

1995 Boston Herald (Nexis) 11 July 36 Beatrice and Benedick..tear a passion to tatters by overspeaking it.

b. intransitive. To speak too strongly, to exaggerate; to speak too much. Also transitive (reflexive).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (intransitive)] > in speech

to speak over1610

lavish1625

romance1653

overspeaka1656

a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1673) i. 229 [He] extremely over-worded, and over-spake himself in his expression of it.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Hants. 5 Seing ill usage..may make a Sober man Overspeak in his passion.

1890 Cent. Dict. 4206/2 Overspeak, to speak too much; use too many words.

1935 S. Ervin Henry Ford vs. Truman H. Newberry xvii. 551 Of course, as the ‘niggers’ say, he may have ‘overspoke himself’, but still he is not a ‘nigger’.

1968 Times 30 Apr. 5/1 Vice-President Humphrey said today that the Administration may have ‘overspoken’ when it promised that it would go anytime, anywhere for peace negotiations with North Vietnam.

2001 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 29 Sept. e3 The three e-mails I received..agreed that Falwell overspoke himself in the worst way.

†2. transitive. To surpass or outdo in speaking. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > excel or outdo in speaking

out-talk1614

outrant1651

outsay1658

outspeak1658

overspeak1826

down-talk1901

1826 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 97/1 Mr. Jackson strives to out-paint Sir Thomas; Sir Thomas Lethbridge to over-speak Mr. Canning.

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

单词	overspeak
释义	overspeakv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈspiːk/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈspik/ Forms: see over- prefix and speak v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, speak v. Etymology: < over- prefix + speak v. Compare earlier overspeech n., slightly earlier overspeaking n., and slightly later overspeaking adj.Earlier currency of the verb (in sense 1b) is suggested by Old English oferspreca person who speaks too much. Compare also Old English ofersprecend person who speaks against, gainsayer, not corresponding to any attested sense of the verb. Now chiefly U.S. 1. a. transitive. To overstate or exaggerate; to make exaggerated claims for. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] > in expression amplifya1400 overtell1511 over-English1600 overspeak1611 stretch1674 romance1730 oversay1790 overstate1792 1611 in T. Coryate Crudities sig. c4 ^v He ouer-speakes the English tongue, And picketh gold out of the dongue That ancient Poets made. 1628 Bp. J. Hall Olde Relig. Ep. Ded. If fame doe not ouer-speake you, there are not many soyles that yeeld either so frequent Flockes, or better fed. 1674 R. Fleming Faithfulness of God i. 11 A truth which none can over-speak, yea where no possible hyperbole could ever be. 1994 C. McCarthy Crossing 288 He said that the notion that evil is seldom rewarded was greatly overspoken. 1995 Boston Herald (Nexis) 11 July 36 Beatrice and Benedick..tear a passion to tatters by overspeaking it. b. intransitive. To speak too strongly, to exaggerate; to speak too much. Also transitive (reflexive). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (intransitive)] > in speech to speak over1610 lavish1625 romance1653 overspeaka1656 a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1673) i. 229 [He] extremely over-worded, and over-spake himself in his expression of it. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Hants. 5 Seing ill usage..may make a Sober man Overspeak in his passion. 1890 Cent. Dict. 4206/2 Overspeak, to speak too much; use too many words. 1935 S. Ervin Henry Ford vs. Truman H. Newberry xvii. 551 Of course, as the ‘niggers’ say, he may have ‘overspoke himself’, but still he is not a ‘nigger’. 1968 Times 30 Apr. 5/1 Vice-President Humphrey said today that the Administration may have ‘overspoken’ when it promised that it would go anytime, anywhere for peace negotiations with North Vietnam. 2001 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 29 Sept. e3 The three e-mails I received..agreed that Falwell overspoke himself in the worst way. †2. transitive. To surpass or outdo in speaking. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > excel or outdo in speaking out-talk1614 outrant1651 outsay1658 outspeak1658 overspeak1826 down-talk1901 1826 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 97/1 Mr. Jackson strives to out-paint Sir Thomas; Sir Thomas Lethbridge to over-speak Mr. Canning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611
随便看	scintillescent scintilliscope scintillize scintillogram scintillograph scintillographic scintillography scintillometer scintillometers scintillometry scintilloscope scintilloscopes scintillose scintillous scintillously scintiscan scintiscanner scintiscanners scintiscanning scintiscans scintle scio scio turpentine scio- sciolism