verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To time or measure the development of something in excess. dated, obsolete, rare, transitive
2. 2
   To grant an excess amount of time to an exposure or other process. dated, obsolete, rare, transitive

Etymology

From over- + time.

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