overpicture en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + picture.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration.
O'er-picturing that Venus
c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overpictured | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overpictured | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overpictures | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overpicturing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |