oversay

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English

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Etymology

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over- +‎ say

Verb

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oversay (third-person singular simple present oversays, present participle oversaying, simple past and past participle oversaid)

  1. To say over again; to repeat.
    • 1639, John Ford, The Lady's Trial:
      Here you are safe , sad cousin ; if you please , May over-say the circumstance of what You late discours'd

References

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oversay”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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