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▪ I. † overween, -wene, n. Obs. rare.
[f. over- 29 b + ME. wene, OE. wén thought, opinion. Cf. OHG. uberwân, -wânî arrogance, pride.]
Overweening, presumption.
c1220Bestiary 335 Giuernesse and wising, Pride and ouerwene; Swilc atter i-mene.
▪ II. overween, v.|əʊvəˈwiːn|
Now chiefly in ppl. a. overweening.
[over- 26, 27.]
1. intr. To have too high expectations, or too high an opinion of oneself; to be conceited, arrogant, presumptuous, or too self-confident; to presume.
1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 5164 Nat ouerdrede ne ouerwene. c1532G. Du Wes Introd. Fr. in Palsgr. 955 To over wene, surcuider. 1593Shakes. 3 Hen. VI, iii. ii. 144 My Eyes too quicke, my Heart o're-weenes too much. 1597― 2 Hen. IV, iv. i. 149 Mowbray, you ouer-weene to take it so. 1642Milton Apol. Smect. Wks. 1738 I. 127 Is there cause why these Men should overwean, and be so queasy of the rude Multitude, lest their deep worth should be undervalu'd for want of fit Umpires? 1702Eng. Theophrast. 192 We all of us naturally overwean in our own favour. 1866J. B. Rose tr. Ovid's Fasti 156 Happiest of mothers Niobe had been Had happiness not caused her to o'erween.
†2. To think too highly, have an exaggerated or conceited opinion (of). Obs.
1555[see overweening vbl. n. 2]. 1605Camden Rem. 94 Whatsoever some of their posteritie doe overweene of the antiquitie of their names. 1621Burton Anat. Mel., Some are too partial, as friends to overween, others come with a prejudice to carp, vilify, detract, and scoff.
†3. trans. (and refl. = 1). To think too highly of, over-esteem, hold an exaggerated opinion of (usually oneself, or something of one's own).
1588Fraunce Lawiers Log. ii. ix. 101 b, The disputers..must [not] overweene themselves, or bee obstinate and singuler in conceipt. 1621S. Ward Happiness of Practice (1627) Ep. Ded., It was a pride in Montanus to ouerweene his Pepuza and Tymium, two pelting Parishes in Phrygia, and to call them Hierusalem. 1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 10 To make it likely..that the doctrine of atoms is not wound up in those darknesses that some mens understandings have may-hap over-weened.
†4. To cause to overween (sense 1); to render presumptuous or arrogant. Obs. (See also next.)
1590Greene Mourn. Garm. Ded. (1616) 1 While wantonnesse..ouer-weaned the Niniuites, their sur-coates of bisse were all polished with gold. 1620Ford Linea V. (Shaks. Soc.) 66 Injuries can no more discourage him, than applause can ouer-weene him. |