| overextend | (verb) strain excessively | Synonyms: overstrain |
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| overfatigue | (verb) tire excessively | Synonyms: overtire, overweary |
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| overfeed | (verb) feed excessively | - |
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| overfill | (verb) fill beyond capacity | - |
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| overflow | (verb) overflow with a certain feeling | Synonyms: bubble over, spill over |
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| (verb) flow or run over (a limit or brim) | Synonyms: brim over, overrun, run over, well over |
| overfly | (verb) fly over | Synonyms: pass over |
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| overgeneralise | (verb) draw too general a conclusion | Synonyms: overgeneralize |
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| overgeneralize | (verb) draw too general a conclusion | Synonyms: overgeneralise |
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| overgorge | (verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | Synonyms: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff |
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| overgrow | (verb) grow beyond or across | Synonyms: grow over |
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| (verb) become overgrown | - |
| (verb) grow too large | - |
| overhang | (verb) be suspended over or hang over | Synonyms: beetle |
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| (verb) project over | - |
| overhaul | (verb) make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to | Synonyms: modernise, modernize |
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| (verb) travel past | Synonyms: overtake, pass |
| overhear | (verb) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | Synonyms: catch, take in |
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| overheat | (verb) get excessively and undesirably hot | - |
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| (verb) make excessively or undesirably hot | - |
| overindulge | (verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | Synonyms: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff |
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| overjoy | (verb) cause to feel extremely joyful or happy | - |
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| overlap | (verb) extend over and cover a part of | - |
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| (verb) coincide partially or wholly | - |
| overlay | (verb) put something on top of something else | Synonyms: cover |
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| (verb) kill by lying on | Synonyms: overlie |
| overleap | (verb) leave undone or leave out | Synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, pretermit |
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| (verb) jump across or leap over (an obstacle) | Synonyms: vault |
| (verb) defeat (oneself) by going too far | - |
| overlie | (verb) kill by lying on | Synonyms: overlay |
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| (verb) lie upon; lie on top of | - |
| overload | (verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired | Synonyms: clog |
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| (verb) place too much a load on | Synonyms: overcharge, surcharge |
| (verb) become overloaded | - |
| overlook | (verb) leave undone or leave out | Synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, pretermit |
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| (verb) watch over | - |
| (verb) look past, fail to notice | - |
| (verb) look down on | Synonyms: command, dominate, overtop |
| (verb) be oriented in a certain direction | Synonyms: look across, look out on, look out over |
| overmaster | (verb) overcome by superior force | Synonyms: overpower, overwhelm |
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| overpay | (verb) pay too much | - |
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| overplay | (verb) exaggerate one's acting | Synonyms: ham, ham it up, overact |
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| overpopulate | (verb) cause to have too great a population | - |
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| overpower | (verb) overcome by superior force | Synonyms: overmaster, overwhelm |
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| (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | Synonyms: overcome, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm |
| overpraise | (verb) praise excessively | - |
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| overprice | (verb) price excessively high | - |
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| overprint | (verb) print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper | Synonyms: print over |
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| overproduce | (verb) produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted | - |
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| (verb) produce in excess | - |
| overprotect | (verb) protect excessively | - |
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| (verb) care for like a mother | Synonyms: fuss, mother |
| overrate | (verb) make too high an estimate of | Synonyms: overestimate |
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| overreach | (verb) beat through cleverness and wit | Synonyms: beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit |
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| (verb) fail by aiming too high or trying too hard | - |
| overreact | (verb) show an exaggerated response to something | - |
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| overrefine | (verb) refine too much or with excess of subtlety | Synonyms: over-refine |
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| override | (verb) rule against | Synonyms: overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse |
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| (verb) ride (a horse) too hard | - |
| (verb) counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) | - |
| (verb) prevail over | - |
| overrule | (verb) rule against | Synonyms: override, overthrow, overturn, reverse |
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| overrun | (verb) run beyond or past | - |
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| (verb) seize the position of and defeat | - |
| (verb) flow or run over (a limit or brim) | Synonyms: brim over, overflow, run over, well over |
| (verb) invade in great numbers | Synonyms: infest |
| (verb) occupy in large numbers or live on a host | Synonyms: infest, invade |
| oversee | (verb) watch and direct | Synonyms: manage, superintend, supervise |
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| oversew | (verb) sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both | - |
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| overshadow | (verb) cast a shadow upon | - |
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| (verb) be greater in significance than | Synonyms: dominate, eclipse |
| (verb) make appear small by comparison | Synonyms: dwarf, shadow |
| overshoot | (verb) aim too high | - |
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| (verb) shoot beyond or over (a target) | - |
| oversimplify | (verb) simplify to an excessive degree | - |
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| oversleep | (verb) sleep longer than intended | - |
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| overspecialise | (verb) become overly specialized | Synonyms: overspecialize |
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| overspecialize | (verb) become overly specialized | Synonyms: overspecialise |
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| overspend | (verb) spend at a high rate | - |
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| (verb) spend more than available of (a budget) | - |
| overspread | (verb) spread across or over | Synonyms: spread |
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| overstate | (verb) to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | Synonyms: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw |
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| overstay | (verb) stay too long | Synonyms: outstay |
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| overstep | (verb) pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | Synonyms: transgress, trespass |
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| (verb) be superior or better than some standard | Synonyms: exceed, go past, pass, top, transcend |
| overstock | (verb) stock excessively | - |
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| overstrain | (verb) strain excessively | Synonyms: overextend |
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| overstress | (verb) place special or excessive emphasis on | Synonyms: overemphasise, overemphasize |
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| overstretch | (verb) strain abnormally | Synonyms: pull |
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| overstuff | (verb) stuff too much | - |
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| oversupply | (verb) supply with an excess of | Synonyms: flood, glut |
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| overtake | (verb) catch up with and possibly overtake | Synonyms: catch, catch up with |
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| (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | Synonyms: overcome, overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm |
| (verb) travel past | Synonyms: overhaul, pass |
| overtax | (verb) tax excessively | - |
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| overthink | (verb) to spend to much time considering something and thus reach the wrong conclusion | - |
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| overthrow | (verb) rule against | Synonyms: override, overrule, overturn, reverse |
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| (verb) cause the downfall of; of rulers | Synonyms: bring down, overturn, subvert |
| overtire | (verb) tire excessively | Synonyms: overfatigue, overweary |
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| overtop | (verb) look down on | Synonyms: command, dominate, overlook |
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| overtrump | (verb) play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick | - |
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| overturn | (verb) change radically | Synonyms: revolutionise, revolutionize |
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| (verb) rule against | Synonyms: override, overrule, overthrow, reverse |
| (verb) cancel officially | Synonyms: annul, countermand, lift, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate |
| (verb) turn from an upright or normal position | Synonyms: tip over, tump over, turn over |
| (verb) cause to overturn from an upright or normal position | Synonyms: bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset |
| (verb) cause the downfall of; of rulers | Synonyms: bring down, overthrow, subvert |
| overuse | (verb) make use of too often or too extensively | Synonyms: overdrive |
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| overvalue | (verb) assign too high a value to | Synonyms: overestimate |
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| overweary | (verb) tire excessively | Synonyms: overfatigue, overtire |
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| overwhelm | (verb) charge someone with too many tasks | Synonyms: deluge, flood out |
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| (verb) overcome by superior force | Synonyms: overmaster, overpower |
| (verb) cover completely or make imperceptible | Synonyms: drown, submerge |
| (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | Synonyms: overcome, overpower, overtake, sweep over, whelm |
| overwinter | (verb) spend the winter | Synonyms: winter |
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| overwork | (verb) use too much | - |
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| (verb) work excessively hard | Synonyms: exploit |
| overwrite | (verb) write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data | - |
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| palaver | (verb) have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds | - |
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| (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle |
| (verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | Synonyms: blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle |
| pave | (verb) cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic | - |
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| peeve | (verb) cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | - |
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| perceive | (verb) become conscious of | - |
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| (verb) to become aware of through the senses | Synonyms: comprehend |
| perseverate | (verb) repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus | - |
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| persevere | (verb) be persistent, refuse to stop | Synonyms: hang in, hang on, hold on, persist |
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| perve | (verb) look at with amorous intentions | Synonyms: ogle, perv |
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| pervert | (verb) change the inherent purpose or function of something | Synonyms: abuse, misuse |
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| (verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive | Synonyms: convolute, sophisticate, twist, twist around |
| (verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, profane, subvert, vitiate |
| preconceive | (verb) conceive beforehand | - |
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| preserve | (verb) prevent (food) from rotting | Synonyms: keep |
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| (verb) keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction | Synonyms: conserve, keep up, maintain |
| (verb) to keep up and reserve for personal or special use | Synonyms: save |
| (verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last | Synonyms: bear on, carry on, continue, uphold |
| (verb) maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger | Synonyms: keep |
| (verb) keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing | - |
| prevent | (verb) stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state | Synonyms: keep |
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| (verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible | Synonyms: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude |
| prove | (verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | Synonyms: demonstrate, establish, shew, show |
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| (verb) obtain probate of | - |
| (verb) prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof | - |
| (verb) provide evidence for | Synonyms: bear witness, evidence, show, testify |
| (verb) take a trial impression of | - |
| (verb) cause to puff up with a leaven | Synonyms: leaven, raise |
| (verb) increase in volume | Synonyms: rise |
| (verb) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | Synonyms: essay, examine, test, try, try out |
| (verb) be shown or be found to be | Synonyms: turn out, turn up |
| pulverise | (verb) make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust | Synonyms: powder, powderise, powderize, pulverize |
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| (verb) become powder or dust | Synonyms: powderise, powderize, pulverize |
| (verb) destroy completely | Synonyms: demolish, pulverize |
| pulverize | (verb) make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust | Synonyms: powder, powderise, powderize, pulverise |
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| (verb) become powder or dust | Synonyms: powderise, powderize, pulverise |
| (verb) destroy completely | Synonyms: demolish, pulverise |
| purvey | (verb) supply with provisions | Synonyms: provision |
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| quaver | (verb) sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below | Synonyms: trill, warble |
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| (verb) give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | Synonyms: waver |
| quiver | (verb) shake with fast, tremulous movements | Synonyms: palpitate, quake |
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| (verb) move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | Synonyms: beat, pulsate |
| (verb) move back and forth very rapidly | Synonyms: flicker, flitter, flutter, waver |
| rave | (verb) praise enthusiastically | Synonyms: gush |
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| (verb) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner | Synonyms: jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, spout |
| (verb) participate in an all-night techno dance party | - |
| ravel | (verb) tangle or complicate | Synonyms: knot, tangle |
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| (verb) disentangle | Synonyms: ravel out, unravel |
| raven | (verb) eat greedily | Synonyms: devour, guttle, pig |
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| (verb) feed greedily | - |
| (verb) prey on or hunt for | Synonyms: predate, prey |
| (verb) obtain or seize by violence | - |
| reave | (verb) steal goods; take as spoils | Synonyms: despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rifle, strip |
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| receive | (verb) convert into sounds or pictures | - |
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| (verb) receive a specified treatment (abstract) | Synonyms: find, get, incur, obtain |
| (verb) accept as true or valid | - |
| (verb) regard favorably or with disapproval | - |
| (verb) bid welcome to; greet upon arrival | Synonyms: welcome |
| (verb) partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament | - |
| (verb) express willingness to have in one's home or environs | Synonyms: invite, take in |
| (verb) register (perceptual input) | Synonyms: pick up |
| (verb) go through (mental or physical states or experiences) | Synonyms: experience, get, have |
| (verb) receive as a retribution or punishment | Synonyms: get |
| (verb) get something; come into possession of | Synonyms: have |
| (verb) have or give a reception | - |
| (verb) experience as a reaction | Synonyms: encounter, meet |
| reconvene | (verb) meet again | - |
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| reconvert | (verb) convert back | - |
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| recover | (verb) get over an illness or shock | Synonyms: convalesce, recuperate |
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| (verb) regain a former condition after a financial loss | Synonyms: go back, recuperate |
| (verb) get or find back; recover the use of | Synonyms: find, regain, retrieve |
| (verb) regain or make up for | Synonyms: recoup, recuperate |
| (verb) reuse (materials from waste products) | Synonyms: reclaim |
| (verb) cover anew | - |
| recurve | (verb) curve or bend (something) back or down | - |
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| redevelop | (verb) change the plans for the use of (land) | - |
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| (verb) formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis | Synonyms: reformulate |
| (verb) develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print | - |