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Overblow
Meaning
Verb
●
To
cover
with
blossoms
or flowers.
●
To
blow over
or across.
●
To
blow away
;
dissipate
by or as by wind.
●
To
exaggerate
the
significance
of something.
●
In Music:
To
blow
a
wind instrument
(typically a
whistle
,
recorder
or
flute
)
hard
to
produce
a higher
pitch
than usual.
●
In Music:
Of a
wind instrument
, to
move
from its lower to its higher register.
●
In Nautical:
Of the
wind
: to
blow
very
hard
, often
resulting
in
ships
unable to
carry
full
sail.
●
To
blow over
;
pass over
;
pass
away.
Sourced from
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Origin
overblow
English
blow
English
blo
Middle English (1100-1500)
blowe
Middle English (1100-1500)
blowen
Middle English (1100-1500)
blawan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
blowan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
over-
English
over-
Middle English (1100-1500)
ofer-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
overblowen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Exaggerate
Overdramatize
Overexaggerate
Overstate
Downplay
Underplay
Hyperbolize
Underemphasize
Sensationalize
Overinflate
Oversimplify
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