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Overheal vs Overzeal - What's the difference?

overheal | overzeal |

As a verb overheal

is (obsolete) to cover over or overheal can be to heal over.

As a noun overzeal is

excessive zeal.

overheal

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) overhelen, equivalent to .

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

  • (obsolete) To cover over.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To heal over.
  • To heal excessively or beyond the point of normal healing, usually resulting in the formation of scar tissue.
  • *2011 , Song Li, Nicolas L'Heureux, Jennifer Elisseeff, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering :
    • First, the tissues can heal slowly and inadequately. Second, the tissues can overheal and deposit and overabundance of fibrotic wound matrix [...]

    overzeal

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Excessive zeal.

    • Synonyms

    * overzealousness