单词 | overwake |
释义 | † overwakev. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To keep watch over. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 66 Iulianus wycode wið þa ea eufraten, and him oferwacedon syfanfealde weardes. 2. transitive. To remain awake longer than. Also reflexive: to keep oneself awake too long. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > wake or rouse [verb (transitive)] > remain awake longer than overwake1590 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > wake or rouse [verb (reflexive)] > keep awake, watchful, or alert to hold wakenc1330 overwake1590 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 20 Thus watching thee hee ouerwaketh himselfe. 1604 J. Hind Lysimachus & Verona 45 Thus I doubt not but thy father in watching thee, ouer-waketh himselfe, and (I hope) profiteth as little. 1609 T. Dekker Rauens Almanacke sig. G4 If I ouer-wake him, then he puls me by the haire of the head, and saith I watch to cut his throat when he is a sleepe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < v.OE |
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