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overshadow
v. 1 dominate, outshine, eclipse, dwarf, diminish, minimize,
put in or throw into or leave the shade, steal the limelight
from, tower over or above, excel: The Crown, overshadowed by
the great barons, turned for aid to the Church. 2 spoil, blight,
ruin, mar, take (all) the pleasure from, put a damper on, take
the edge off, impair, take the enjoyment out of: The news from
the east overshadowed everyone's spirits at the party.
oversight n. 1 omission, inadvertence, neglect, laxity, laxness, fault,
failure, dereliction, error, mistake, blunder, carelessness,
heedlessness: It was owing to an oversight by a clerk that the
flight booking was not made. 2 supervision, superintendence,
surveillance, management, direction, guidance, administration;
charge, care, custody, keeping, hands, protection, auspices:
The matter of expenses must be left to the oversight of the
committee established to deal with such things.
overstate v. exaggerate, magnify, hyperbolize, embroider, overstress,
colour, make (too) much of, overdraw, overemphasize, stretch,
enlarge, inflate, blow up: They might have overstated the
problem by asking for a 24-hour police guard.
overstep v. exceed, transcend, surpass, go beyond: Again Hortense has
overstepped the bounds of propriety by inviting herself to the
reception.
overt adj. apparent, evident, plain, clear, obvious, manifest,
clear-cut, unconcealed, patent, open, visible, observable,
public: Moving the troops to the border may be considered an
act of overt hostility.
overtake v. 1 catch (up with or to), reach, draw level or even with,
overhaul, gain on or upon, move by or past, pass, leave behind,
outstrip, outdistance: The express train overtakes the local
one at Amersham. 2 come upon, seize, catch (unprepared),
befall, strike, hit, overwhelm: The weaknesses of old age
overtook the actress before she could finish writing her
memoirs.
overthrow v. 1 defeat, beat, rout, conquer, overpower, master, bring
down, depose, oust, overwhelm, unseat, unhorse, topple,