verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To exceed in speaking.
2. 2
   To speak too much; to use too many words.

Synonyms

All synonyms

aggrandizeamplifyballyhoobuild upburlesquecaricature

Etymology

From Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- + speak.

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