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overwrest

verb

Etymology

From over- + wrest.

  1. derived from *wreiḱ-✻
  2. inherited from *wraistijaną✻
  3. inherited from wrǣstan — “to twist forcibly, wrench”
  4. inherited from wresten
  5. prefixed as overwrest — “over + wrest”

Definitions

  1. To wrest or force from the natural or proper position.

    • Such ... o'erwrested seeming

The neighborhood

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