单词 | overpeise |
释义 | † overpeisev. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To weigh more than, outweigh. Also: to cause to be outweighed. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > weight [verb (transitive)] > weigh more than overpeisec1475 outweigh1646 c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 59 (MED) Certis, forto knowe and witte whanne and how resoun schal deeme oon good to ouerpeise and weye þe oþir good and oon yuel to ouerpeise and weye þe oþir yuel, helpiþ moche. a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 218 Nor the man's oath shall overpeise the woman's denial. 1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 33 To ouerpeaze the feare of danger with the care of dutie. 1652 H. L'Estrange Americans No Iewes 12 Nor will the weight of his experience..be overpeised by any. 2. transitive. To weigh down, overload. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > load > overload overladea1387 overpeise1581 overpoise1598 overset1645 overload1727 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 115 b There was no mortal creature but was overpaised, and pressed doune with this heavy burden. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < v.c1475 |
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