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单词 overmarch
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overmarchv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈmɑːtʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmɑrtʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, march v.2
Etymology: < over- prefix + march v.2
rare.
1. transitive. To march (soldiers, etc.) too far or for too long, so as to cause exhaustion. Chiefly in passive.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (transitive)] > with walking or running
forchasea1510
forwalk1513
trachlea1578
surbate1590
walk1622
overmarch1670
1670 Baker's Chron. Kings of Eng. (new ed.) 552/2 The Prince his Horse were so overmarcht, and the Foot so beaten off their Leggs by long marches.
1823 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War I. 707 His men had been over-marched.
1992 P. A. Hutton Custer Reader 145 Specific allegations were made of ‘overmarching and damaging the horses’ on a march not on public business.
2. transitive. To march over or beyond an intended point. Also reflexive: to march too far. Obsolete.
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society > travel > [verb (transitive)] > cross or pass over
overstyeOE
overleapeOE
overfareOE
overgoc1225
passc1300
overpassa1382
to pass through ——a1382
overlendc1450
overmetec1480
overspana1522
cross1583
transpass1626
overwenda1649
overmarcha1805
peregrinate1835
a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) iii. 143 One [division of the rebel army]..marched north towards Port-seaton..to attack our rear, but over-marched themselves, and fell in with a few companies that were guarding the baggage.., and took the whole.
1807 J. Barlow Columbiad iii. 99 They journey'd forth, o'ermarching far the mound That flank'd the kingdom on its Andean bound.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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