"overlead" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overleads [present, singular, third-person], overleading [participle, present], overled [participle, past], overled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English overleden, from Old English oferlǣdan (“to oppress, translate”), equivalent to over- + lead. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overleden}} Middle English overleden, {{inh|en|ang|oferlǣdan||to oppress, translate}} Old English oferlǣdan (“to oppress, translate”), {{prefix|en|over|lead}} over- + lead Head templates: {{en-verb|overleads|overleading|overled}} overlead (third-person singular simple present overleads, present participle overleading, simple past and past participle overled)
  1. (transitive) To lead excessively or too much. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overlead-en-verb-awZqSD3b
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To dominate; domineer over; oppress. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-overlead-en-verb-kKvxLDeV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 74 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 34 48 18
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To affront; treat with indignity. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-overlead-en-verb-~V9RZ5dy

Inflected forms

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