"overtower" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overtowers [present, singular, third-person], overtowering [participle, present], overtowered [participle, past], overtowered [past]
Etymology: From over- + tower. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|tower}} over- + tower Head templates: {{en-verb}} overtower (third-person singular simple present overtowers, present participle overtowering, simple past and past participle overtowered)
  1. (transitive) To tower above or over. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overtower-en-verb-222-jg8i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To soar too high. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-overtower-en-verb-vuEAfang

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To tower above or over."
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        "(transitive) To tower above or over."
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