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Oppress vs Overlead - What's the difference?

oppress | overlead |

In lang=en terms the difference between oppress and overlead

is that oppress is to make sad or gloomy while overlead is to lead excessively or too much.

As verbs the difference between oppress and overlead

is that oppress is (obsolete) physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush while overlead is to dominate; domineer over; oppress.

oppress

English

Verb

(es)
  • (obsolete) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
  • * , II.x:
    • Most mercilesse of women, VVyden hight, / Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse , / And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse.
  • To keep down by force
    • The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
  • To make sad or gloomy
    • We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.

    Related terms

    * oppression

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    * * English transitive verbs

    overlead

    English

    Verb

  • To dominate; domineer over; oppress.
  • *1891 , Sir Thomas Malory, Sir Edward Strachey, William Caxton, Le morte D'arthur :
    • I believe it well, false recreant knight, said Sir Gawaine, for thou hast many long days overled me, and us all, and destroyed many of our good knights.
  • To affront; treat with indignity.
  • To lead excessively or too much.
  • *1981 , Evandro Agazzi, Modern logic :
    • If you overlead this question with too binding absoluteness requirements I am afraid that a satisfactory and not dogmatic answer will be rather difficult to find.