overlive C2+ Topic:Time US /ˌoʊvɚˈlɪv/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈlɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to outlive; to survive beyond a person, time, or event She feared she would overlive all the friends of her youth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to outlive; to survive... outlivesurviveoutlast ↔ Opposites predecease Word family Related forms liveoutlive Etymology AI details From Old English oferlibban ('to outlive'), from ofer ('over, beyond') plus libban ('to live'). Now archaic, largely replaced by outlive. ofer Old English libban Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overlive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈlɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈlɪv/ ## Meanings 1. to outlive; to survive beyond a person, time, or event ## Examples - She feared she would overlive all the friends of her youth. ## Synonyms - outlive - survive - outlast ## Antonyms - predecease ## Related Forms - live - outlive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ofer - Root: libban ## Etymology From Old English oferlibban ('to outlive'), from ofer ('over, beyond') plus libban ('to live'). Now archaic, largely replaced by outlive. ## AI Etymology Overlive is from Old English oferlibban ('to outlive'), from ofer ('over, beyond') plus libban ('to live'). Now archaic, largely replaced by outlive. Important recorded forms include ofer (Old English) and libban (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to outlive; to survive beyond a person, time, or event. The wider family includes related words such as live and outlive. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown