overlive

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to outlive; to survive... outlive survive outlast

Opposites

predecease

Word family

Related forms live outlive

Etymology

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

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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