over-heightenv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈhʌɪtn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈhaɪtn/

Forms: see over- prefix and heighten v.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + heighten v. Compare over-height v. Compare also overheight n.

†1. transitive. To exceed in height; to surpass. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 26 So Agamemnon, Iove that day, made ouerheighten clere, That heauen-bright armie.

2. transitive. To heighten excessively.

ΘΚΠ

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

flatter?c1225

engregec1386

enhancec1400

extol?1504

extend1509

aggravate1533

exagger1535

blowa1538

amplify1561

exasperate1561

bombast1566

aggerate1570

enlarge1592

rengrege1601

exaggerate1604

magnify1605

hyperbolize1609

to slobber over ——1761

bloat1896

over-heighten1904

overpitch1904

overblow1961

inflate1982

1904 N.E.D. at Over-height Such expressions do not merely heighten the effect, they over-heighten it.

1963 J. T. Boulton Lang. Politics in Age Wilkes & Burke vii. 122 As the rhythms move gradually farther from those of common speech the language is falsely overheightened.

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

单词	over-heighten
释义	over-heightenv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈhʌɪtn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈhaɪtn/ Forms: see over- prefix and heighten v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, heighten v. Etymology: < over- prefix + heighten v. Compare over-height v. Compare also overheight n. †1. transitive. To exceed in height; to surpass. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ 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 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 26 So Agamemnon, Iove that day, made ouerheighten clere, That heauen-bright armie. 2. transitive. To heighten excessively. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] flatter?c1225 engregec1386 enhancec1400 extol?1504 extend1509 aggravate1533 exagger1535 blowa1538 amplify1561 exasperate1561 bombast1566 aggerate1570 enlarge1592 rengrege1601 exaggerate1604 magnify1605 hyperbolize1609 to slobber over ——1761 bloat1896 over-heighten1904 overpitch1904 overblow1961 inflate1982 1904 N.E.D. at Over-height Such expressions do not merely heighten the effect, they over-heighten it. 1963 J. T. Boulton Lang. Politics in Age Wilkes & Burke vii. 122 As the rhythms move gradually farther from those of common speech the language is falsely overheightened. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?1611
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