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[Eng. over, and civil.] Unduly or exce ively civil. ō-ver-clean', v. t. [Eng. over, and clean, v.] To clean overmuch or to exce . ō-ver-climb' (b silent), v t. [English over, and climb.] To climb over. "This fatal gin thus over clambe our walles." Surrey: Virgil's Æneid , ii. ō-ver-cloud, v . t . [Eng. over , and cloud , v.] To cover or overspread with clouds, to overcast. "The silver empre of the night, O'erclouded, glimmers in a fainter light." IMG:content-0450.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0451.png:[blocks in formation] *2. To spread over; to cover. "The trees O'ercome with mo ." Shakesp.: Titus Andronicus, ii. 8. 3. Το overpower, to vanquish, to conquer. "With good Still overcoming evil." Milton: P. L. , xii. 566. *4. To fill to overflowing. "Th' unfallowed glebe Yearly o'ercomes the granaries with stores." Philips . 5. To have power, sway, or dominion over. "He that over cometh his herte over cometh twies."Chaucer: Tale of Melibœus . 6. To surmount; to get the better of. B. In trans.: To gain the victory; to be victorious. "That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged."- Rom . iii. 4. ō-ver-com-er, *o-ver-com-mer, s. [Eng. over com(e); -er.] One who overcomes; one who is victorious; a victor. "Compelling as well the overcomers as the overcome to be his tributaries."-Brende: Q. Curtius, fol. 4. ō-ver-com-ing, pr.par . or a . [OVERCOME.] ō-ver-com-ing-ly, adv . [Eng. overcoming ; -ly.] Like one who overcomes; like a victor; victoriously. "Boldly and overcomingly dedicate to him such things as are not fit."-More: Conj. Cabbala , p. 73. ō-ver-con-fi-dence, s. [Eng. over, and confidence. The quality or state of being overconfident; exce ive confidence. ō-ver-con'-fi-dent, a. [English over, and conf i dent.] Confident to exce ; too confident. ō-ver-con-fi-dent-ly, adv. [Eng. over, and confidently.] In an overconfident manner; with exce of confidence.