† over-Atlasv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To load or burden more than Atlas; to overburden. Cf. out-Atlas vb. at out- prefix 4a(c)(ii).Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden > excessively
overbidc1175
chargea1398
overburden1532
overload1553
overweigh1576
over-Atlas1593
overpoise1599
out-Atlas1603
superonerate1607
overfreight1711
overweight1811
overpress1886
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 59 I will not bee so vnweaponed-ieopardous, to ouer-throwe both thy cause and my credite at once, by ouer-Atlassing myne inuention.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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