overseekv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsiːk/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈsik/

Forms: see over- prefix and seek v.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + seek v.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed at the end of the 15th cent., and again in the 20th cent.

rare.

†1. transitive. To overtax, put to too severe a trial.

ΚΠ

OE Beowulf 2686 Wæs sio hond to strong, se ðe meca gehwane..swenge ofersohte.

†2. transitive. To search through.

ΚΠ

a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 139 We may rede and ouerseche the boke of kynges, the prophetis.

a1540 (c1460) G. Hay tr. Bk. King Alexander 567 He gart oure seik the cuntre far and neir To se gyf [etc.].

3. transitive and intransitive. To seek too hard; to seek excessively.

ΚΠ

1975 C. A. Tripp Homosexual Matrix xii. 281 It is tempting to abhor divergence, to overseek the unity of mass accord, and thus slip toward those rigors of conformity that slowly crash all pluck and enterprise.

1981 P. Riley From Liverpool to Leeds l. 8 in Lines on Liver We rivet our time on happy needs but then overseek.

1999 E. Elinwood Timeless Face iv. 18 The lines on the forehead and drooping eyebrows are caused by..lack of (or overseeking for) mental clarity.

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

单词	overseek
释义	overseekv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsiːk/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsik/ Forms: see over- prefix and seek v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, seek v. Etymology: < over- prefix + seek v.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed at the end of the 15th cent., and again in the 20th cent. rare. †1. transitive. To overtax, put to too severe a trial. ΚΠ OE Beowulf 2686 Wæs sio hond to strong, se ðe meca gehwane..swenge ofersohte. †2. transitive. To search through. ΚΠ a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 139 We may rede and ouerseche the boke of kynges, the prophetis. a1540 (c1460) G. Hay tr. Bk. King Alexander 567 He gart oure seik the cuntre far and neir To se gyf [etc.]. 3. transitive and intransitive. To seek too hard; to seek excessively. ΚΠ 1975 C. A. Tripp Homosexual Matrix xii. 281 It is tempting to abhor divergence, to overseek the unity of mass accord, and thus slip toward those rigors of conformity that slowly crash all pluck and enterprise. 1981 P. Riley From Liverpool to Leeds l. 8 in Lines on Liver We rivet our time on happy needs but then overseek. 1999 E. Elinwood Timeless Face iv. 18 The lines on the forehead and drooping eyebrows are caused by..lack of (or overseeking for) mental clarity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.OE
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