Overaffect

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To have too great an effect on. transitive
  2. 2
    To care for unduly. obsolete, transitive

    "if those that overaffect antiquity will follow the square thereof, their bishops must be elected by the hands of the whole church"

Example

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"if those that overaffect antiquity will follow the square thereof, their bishops must be elected by the hands of the whole church"

Etymology

From over- + affect.

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care for

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