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† ˌoverˈtravail, v. Obs.
Also -eil(e, -eyl(e, -el(l.
[over- 27.]
trans. To work too much, oppress or harass with toil; to overwork.
c1340Hampole Prose Tr. 17 He..ouertrauells by ymagynacions his wittes. 1382Wyclif Exod. i. 11 He bifore putte to hem maystris of werkis, that thei shulden ouertraueylen hem with birthens. 1563Golding Cæsar vii. (1565) 203 b, Ouertrauelling oure men wyth continuall toyle. |