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overhale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-hale
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw or haul over; overhaul.

Transitive verb

verb

To overcome.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English overhalen, equivalent to over- + hale. Cognate with Dutch overhalen, Danish overhale, Swedish överhala.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overhales (present, singular) overhaling (participle, present) overhaled (participle, past) overhaled (past)

Questions

What does overhale mean?
To draw or haul over; overhaul.
Where does overhale come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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