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overshine

verb

Etymology

From over- + shine.

  1. inherited from *skainijaną✻
  2. inherited from scǣnan — “to render brilliant, make shine”
  3. inherited from schenen
  4. derived from scīn — “brightness, shine”
  5. derived from schinen
  6. prefixed as overshine — “over + shine”

Definitions

  1. To shine over or upon

    To shine over or upon; to illumine.

    • join our lights together, And overshine the earth

  2. To excel in shining

    To excel in shining; to outshine.

    • Tamora, queen of Goths, That, like the stately Phæbe 'mongst her nymphs, Dost overshine the gallant'st dames of Rome

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA