English Words Starting With O

• overplay

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ/To exaggerate the importance, seriousness, or skill involved in something; to give something too much emphasis.
• overplus

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈəʊvəplʌs/A surplus; an amount left over after requirements have been met; an excess.
• overpolice

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ˌəʊ.və.pəˈliːs/To subject to excessively strict, intrusive, or harsh policing or surveillance.
• overpopulate

  verb-transitiveC1
  /ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊleɪt/To fill (an area) with too many inhabitants, exceeding the capacity of its resources.
• overpopulation

  nounB2
  /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/A situation where the number of people in a specific area exceeds the capacity of the environment to sustain them at a decent standard of living.
• overpotential

  nounVery Low
  /ˌəʊvəpəˈtɛnʃ(ə)l/In electrochemistry, the difference between the actual potential required to drive an electrochemical reaction and the reversible (theoretical equilibrium) potential for that reaction.
• overpower

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə/To defeat or overcome someone or something with superior strength, force, or influence.
• overpraise

  nounverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ˌəʊvəˈpreɪz/To praise someone or something excessively, beyond what is deserved.
• overpressure

  nounverb-transitiveC2
  /ˌəʊvəˈprɛʃə/An excessive amount of pressure, either physical or metaphorical.
• overprice

  verb-transitiveC1
  /ˌəʊvəˈpraɪs/To set a price for something that is too high.
• overprint

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1 / Low frequency
  /ˌəʊvəˈprɪnt/To print additional text, an image, or colour on something already printed.
• overprivileged

  adjectivenounC1/C2
  /ˌəʊvəˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/Having more advantages, rights, or opportunities than is fair or necessary, typically due to wealth or social status.
• overprize

  verb-transitiveLow (Rare / Archaic)
  /ˌəʊvəˈpraɪz/To value or rate something more highly than it deserves; to attach too much importance to.
• overproduce

  verb-ambitransitiveC1
  /ˌəʊvəprəˈdjuːs/To produce more of something than is needed, wanted, or can be sold.
• overproduction

  nounB2
  /ˌəʊvəprəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n/The action or process of producing more of something than is needed or can be sold.
• overpronounce

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow
  /ˌəʊvəprəˈnaʊns/To pronounce (a word, syllable, or sound) with more distinctness, emphasis, or articulatory force than is typical or required.
• overproportion

  nounverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ˌəʊ.və.prəˈpɔː.ʃən/To allocate, supply, or produce in excessive or disproportionately large amounts relative to need or expectation.
• overprotect

  verbC1
  /ˌəʊvəprəˈtekt/To protect someone or something excessively, to an extent that may be unnecessary, counterproductive, or stifling.
• overrake

  verb-transitiveExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /ˌəʊvəˈreɪk/To rake or sweep over something, typically with force.
• overrate

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/to have too high an opinion of something or someone; to judge as being more important, skillful, or valuable than is actually the case.

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