Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overheal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-heal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Intransitive verb

verb

To heal excessively or beyond the point of normal healing, usually resulting in the formation of scar tissue.

Intransitive verb

verb

To heal (a character) beyond the usual maximum level of health.

Transitive verb

verb

To cover over.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"First, the tissues can heal slowly and inadequately. Second, the tissues can overheal and deposit and overabundance of fibrotic wound matrix […]"

Etymology

From over- + heal.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Root: overhelen

Usage

Inflected Forms

overheals (present, singular) overhealing (participle, present) overhealed (participle, past) overhealed (past) overhole (past) overholen (participle, past)

Questions

What does overheal mean?: To heal over.
Where does overheal come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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