English Explanatory Dictionary

overheat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To heat excessively.
  2. To become excessively hot.
  3. To grow too quickly in an uncontrolled way.
noun
  1. A condition of being overheated.

Pronunciation

/ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overheat.wav

Word forms

overheat overheats overheating overheated

Etymology

From Middle English overheten. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”). By surface analysis, over- + heat.

Derived words

overheater
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