overcloudv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈklaʊd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈklaʊd/

Forms: see over- prefix and cloud v.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + cloud v. Compare to cloud over (see cloud v. 7).

1. transitive. To cast a shadow or gloom over; to make (something) obscure, unclear or indistinct. Also: to deprive (a person) of clearness of perception. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > make invisible [verb (transitive)] > make indistinct

overcloudc1550

fog?1592

blura1616

soften1672

obumbilatea1711

slur1782

haze1801

veil1843

fuzz1907

defocus1955

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)]

obfusk1490

darken1526

obfuscate1536

perplex1547

overcloudc1550

offuscate1567

obscure1584

offusque1599

intenebrate1618

tenebrificatec1743

nubilate1801

riddle1817

obscurify1826

obfusticate1834

fog1847

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > make dejected [verb (transitive)] > overspread with gloom

overcastc1300

alangec1330

darkena1382

overcloudc1550

overshadow?1602

clouda1616

benighta1631

un-sunshine1659

gloom1745

sombre1787

c1550 Contempl. Synnaris (Harl.) l. 1412 in J. A. W. Bennett Devotional Pieces (1955) 159 Thare risis sic ane reik of corruptioun Ressoun is ourcloudit.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 36^v Yea, the Chiefe-taines of them were ouer-clowded in conceite.

c1614 W. Mure tr. Virgil Dido & Æneas ii. in Wks. (1898) I. 521 What woes so vive, charact'red in thy face, Thus overcloud the rayes of princely grace.

1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. iii. viii. 482 The Speculations of our Scholasticks..will overcloud our Religion.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 77 Stripping it of all that sophism and equivocation wherewith it has been artfully overclouded.

1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 229 Yet still o'erclouded with a constant frown, He does not swallow but he gulps it down.

1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 86 I on the morrow must overcloud her arrival..by my negatory intelligence.

1842 H. E. Manning Serm. ii. 23 The passing thoughts of evil which overcloud his soul.

1927 Dict. National Biogr. 1912–21 275/1 The last years of her life were overclouded. Her husband died in 1911. Five of her six sons predeceased her.

1992 Times 12 Sept. (Sat. Review) 35/3 His memories of heaven are overclouded by their memories of something rather closer to purgatory.

2. transitive. To overspread or cover with a cloud or clouds, or with something that dims or conceals like a cloud. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > darken (as) by clouds

overcastc1300

cloud1582

obnubilate1583

overclouda1586

encloud1602

becloud1606

obumbilatea1711

overswarth1822

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. f.113^v This imparadised neighbourhood made Zelmanes soule cleaue vnto her, both thorow the iuory case of her body, and the apparell which did ouer-clowd it.

1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. ii. sig. D^v To ouer-cloud the brightnes of the Sunne.

a1657 W. Mure Misc. Poems in Wks. (1898) I. 3 Quhen the Night..had..ye Horizons of myne eyes o'rcloudit.

1661 Princess Cloria i. 118 The Pilots not being able to inform themselves, which way she steered her course, by reason a thick mist, had overclouded the superficies of the water, were put again into new doubts, lest they might fall upon some Rocks to their ruine.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 573 A gath'ring Mist o'reclouds her chearful Eyes.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 403 The dull, heavy, terreous parts, which overclouded the expansum.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. v. 70 Long after night had overclouded the prospect, I heard a wild wind rushing amongst trees.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius ii. 27 This dust was so abundant that..it overclouded the sun.

3. intransitive. To become overshadowed or less bright; to cloud over. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > be dark or gloomy [verb (intransitive)] > become dark or gloomy

sombre1848

overcloud1862

shadow1888

1862 Macmillan's Mag. July 217 He had not been long in office till this fair scene began to overcloud.

1906 A. C. Benson Hill of Trouble 346 Then the heavens overclouded: blacker and blacker the clouds gathered.

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

单词	overcloud
释义	overcloudv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈklaʊd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈklaʊd/ Forms: see over- prefix and cloud v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, cloud v. Etymology: < over- prefix + cloud v. Compare to cloud over (see cloud v. 7). 1. transitive. To cast a shadow or gloom over; to make (something) obscure, unclear or indistinct. Also: to deprive (a person) of clearness of perception. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > make invisible [verb (transitive)] > make indistinct overcloudc1550 fog?1592 blura1616 soften1672 obumbilatea1711 slur1782 haze1801 veil1843 fuzz1907 defocus1955 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)] obfusk1490 darken1526 obfuscate1536 perplex1547 overcloudc1550 offuscate1567 obscure1584 offusque1599 intenebrate1618 tenebrificatec1743 nubilate1801 riddle1817 obscurify1826 obfusticate1834 fog1847 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > make dejected [verb (transitive)] > overspread with gloom overcastc1300 alangec1330 darkena1382 overcloudc1550 overshadow?1602 clouda1616 benighta1631 un-sunshine1659 gloom1745 sombre1787 c1550 Contempl. Synnaris (Harl.) l. 1412 in J. A. W. Bennett Devotional Pieces (1955) 159 Thare risis sic ane reik of corruptioun Ressoun is ourcloudit. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 36^v Yea, the Chiefe-taines of them were ouer-clowded in conceite. c1614 W. Mure tr. Virgil Dido & Æneas ii. in Wks. (1898) I. 521 What woes so vive, charact'red in thy face, Thus overcloud the rayes of princely grace. 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. iii. viii. 482 The Speculations of our Scholasticks..will overcloud our Religion. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 77 Stripping it of all that sophism and equivocation wherewith it has been artfully overclouded. 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 229 Yet still o'erclouded with a constant frown, He does not swallow but he gulps it down. 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 86 I on the morrow must overcloud her arrival..by my negatory intelligence. 1842 H. E. Manning Serm. ii. 23 The passing thoughts of evil which overcloud his soul. 1927 Dict. National Biogr. 1912–21 275/1 The last years of her life were overclouded. Her husband died in 1911. Five of her six sons predeceased her. 1992 Times 12 Sept. (Sat. Review) 35/3 His memories of heaven are overclouded by their memories of something rather closer to purgatory. 2. transitive. To overspread or cover with a cloud or clouds, or with something that dims or conceals like a cloud. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > darken (as) by clouds overcastc1300 cloud1582 obnubilate1583 overclouda1586 encloud1602 becloud1606 obumbilatea1711 overswarth1822 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. f.113^v This imparadised neighbourhood made Zelmanes soule cleaue vnto her, both thorow the iuory case of her body, and the apparell which did ouer-clowd it. 1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. ii. sig. D^v To ouer-cloud the brightnes of the Sunne. a1657 W. Mure Misc. Poems in Wks. (1898) I. 3 Quhen the Night..had..ye Horizons of myne eyes o'rcloudit. 1661 Princess Cloria i. 118 The Pilots not being able to inform themselves, which way she steered her course, by reason a thick mist, had overclouded the superficies of the water, were put again into new doubts, lest they might fall upon some Rocks to their ruine. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 573 A gath'ring Mist o'reclouds her chearful Eyes. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 403 The dull, heavy, terreous parts, which overclouded the expansum. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. v. 70 Long after night had overclouded the prospect, I heard a wild wind rushing amongst trees. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius ii. 27 This dust was so abundant that..it overclouded the sun. 3. intransitive. To become overshadowed or less bright; to cloud over. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > be dark or gloomy [verb (intransitive)] > become dark or gloomy sombre1848 overcloud1862 shadow1888 1862 Macmillan's Mag. July 217 He had not been long in office till this fair scene began to overcloud. 1906 A. C. Benson Hill of Trouble 346 Then the heavens overclouded: blacker and blacker the clouds gathered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1550
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