overfloodv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈflʌd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈfləd/

Forms: see over- prefix and flood v.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + flood v.

transitive. To pour over (a place) in a flood; to inundate; to overflow. Also (occasionally) intransitive. Frequently figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > flood or overflow [verb (transitive)]

overruneOE

overflowOE

surround1444

overfleeta1460

infounder1505

overfloat1601

inund1628

deluge1649

inound1657

flood1663

to set on float1692

overflood?1784

inundate1791

float1794

freshet1865

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > flow [verb (transitive)] > over

overflowOE

overwaltc1400

overwash?1440

overflood?1784

overspill1888

the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [verb (transitive)] > spread over or through (something)

overgangOE

overflowOE

spread?c1335

overspreada1400

overflood1882

?1784 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1938) VI. 143 While Winton of late was o'er flooded with joy At the sight of a pretty fac'd Irish boy.

1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus v. i. 149 The Euphrates..O'erfloods its banks.

1882 H. S. Holland Logic & Life (1885) 306 An answer which over-floods our senses with its fulness and compass.

1890 T. W. Allies Peter's Rock 341 The Arabians, overflooding Gaul after the conquest of Spain.

1949 A. B. Kuhn Shadow of Third Cent. xvi. 354 The mind of Western humanity was laid open to the sweep of..emotional excess that can overflood it.

1972 Internat. Jrnl. Middle East Stud. 3 129 Canals dried up in the Ḥilla region while over-flooding near Hindiya.

1992 Lloyd's List (Nexis) 29 Dec. 10 The fast processing of words and the ease of desktop pubishing could easily overflood the market with monographs and mini-books.

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

单词	overflood
释义	overfloodv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈflʌd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfləd/ Forms: see over- prefix and flood v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, flood v. Etymology: < over- prefix + flood v. transitive. To pour over (a place) in a flood; to inundate; to overflow. Also (occasionally) intransitive. Frequently figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > flood or overflow [verb (transitive)] overruneOE overflowOE surround1444 overfleeta1460 infounder1505 overfloat1601 inund1628 deluge1649 inound1657 flood1663 to set on float1692 overflood?1784 inundate1791 float1794 freshet1865 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > flow [verb (transitive)] > over overflowOE overwaltc1400 overwash?1440 overflood?1784 overspill1888 the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [verb (transitive)] > spread over or through (something) overgangOE overflowOE spread?c1335 overspreada1400 overflood1882 ?1784 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1938) VI. 143 While Winton of late was o'er flooded with joy At the sight of a pretty fac'd Irish boy. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus v. i. 149 The Euphrates..O'erfloods its banks. 1882 H. S. Holland Logic & Life (1885) 306 An answer which over-floods our senses with its fulness and compass. 1890 T. W. Allies Peter's Rock 341 The Arabians, overflooding Gaul after the conquest of Spain. 1949 A. B. Kuhn Shadow of Third Cent. xvi. 354 The mind of Western humanity was laid open to the sweep of..emotional excess that can overflood it. 1972 Internat. Jrnl. Middle East Stud. 3 129 Canals dried up in the Ḥilla region while over-flooding near Hindiya. 1992 Lloyd's List (Nexis) 29 Dec. 10 The fast processing of words and the ease of desktop pubishing could easily overflood the market with monographs and mini-books. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?1784
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