overbide

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English overbiden, from Old English oferbīdan (to outlast, outlive), equivalent to over- +‎ bide.

Verb

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overbide (third-person singular simple present overbides, present participle overbiding, simple past overbode or overbid or overbided, past participle overbidden or overbided)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To outlive; survive.