overfloat en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈfləʊt/
Etymology
From over- + float.
Meanings
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(archaic) To overflow.
Sundry Fields and Meddowes there are, that are usually overfloated a long time together
1654, John Bate, The Mysteryes of Nature, and Art; conteined in foure seuerall Tretises:
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To float above
It's hidden in the perfect overfloating clouds and less than perfect trees whose branches interrupt the sky.
2010, Samuel Hazo, Like a Man Gone Mad:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overfloating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overfloats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overfloated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overfloated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |