overheat

English

Etymology

From Middle English overheten, equivalent to over- +‎ heat. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/
Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

overheat (third-person singular simple present overheats, present participle overheating, simple past and past participle overheated)

(transitive) To heat excessively.
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 131:
  'Made one quite thankful to get back to the fug, though as a rule I think the way these trains are overheated is something scandalous'.
(intransitive) To become excessively hot.

Derived terms

overheater

Translations

to heat excessively

Finnish: ylikuumentaa, ylilämmittää
Georgian: გადახურება (gadaxureba)
German: überhitzen (de)
Old English: forhǣtan

Polish: przegrzewać impf, przegrzać (pl) pf
Portuguese: sobreaquecer
Russian: перегрева́ть (ru) impf (peregrevátʹ), перегре́ть (ru) pf (peregrétʹ)
Spanish: sobrecalentar (es)

to become excessively hot

Catalan: sobreescalfar (ca)
Finnish: ylikuumeta
German: überhitzen (de)
Old English: forhǣtan

Polish: przegrzewać się impf, przegrzać się pf
Portuguese: rescaldar, sobreaquecer
Russian: перегрева́ться (ru) impf (peregrevátʹsja), перегре́ться (ru) pf (peregrétʹsja)

overheat — see burn

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French: ^{(please verify)} échauffer (fr)

Noun

overheat (plural overheats)

A condition of being overheated.
- 2002, Earl Rogers, Captain (page 245)
  Continued operation with an overheat could lead to other serious problems, perhaps even a fire.

Translations

condition

Finnish: ylikuumeneminen, ylilämpö

Anagrams

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