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overled

overled is the simple past and past participle of overlead.

Meaning of overlead

Verb

overlead (third-person singular simple present overleads, present participle overleading, simple past and past participle overled)

  1. (transitive) To lead excessively or too much.
    • If you overlead this question with too binding absoluteness requirements I am afraid that a satisfactory and not dogmatic answer will be rather difficult to find.1981, Evandro Agazzi, Modern logic
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To dominate; domineer over; oppress.
    • I believe it well, false recreant knight, said Sir Gawaine, for thou hast many long days overled me, and us all, and destroyed many of our good knights.1891, Sir Thomas Malory, Sir Edward Strachey, William Caxton, Le morte D'arthur
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To affront; treat with indignity.

Questions about overled

What is overled the simple past and past participle of?
Overled is the simple past and past participle of overlead.

Words near overled in the dictionary

  1. overleave
  2. overleaven
  3. overleavened
  4. overleavening
  5. overleavens
  6. overled
  7. overlegalization
  8. overlegislate
  9. overlegislated
  10. overlegislates
  11. overlegislating

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