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overgive

/əʊvəˈɡɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-give
IPA
/əʊvəˈɡɪv/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give too lavishly.

verb

To give over, hand over, surrender; to relinquish.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To give up, terminate.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + give. Compare Scots overgie (“to relinquish, resign”), Dutch overgeven (“to surrender”), German übergeben (“to hand over, surrender”), Danish overgive (“to surrender”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əʊvəˈɡɪv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overgives (present, singular) overgiving (participle, present) overgave (past) overgiven (participle, past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overgive?
The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvəˈɡɪv/.
What does overgive mean?
To give too lavishly.
Where does overgive come from?
From over- + give. Compare Scots overgie (“to relinquish, resign”), Dutch overgeven (“to surrender”), German übergeben (“to hand over, surrender”), Danish overgive (“to surrender”).

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