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Overlead vs Overlean - What's the difference?

overlead | overlean |

As verbs the difference between overlead and overlean

is that overlead is to dominate; domineer over; oppress while overlean is to lean over.

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.

    overlean

    English

    Verb

  • To lean over.
  • * (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
    • Shapes of brightness overlean thee, / With their diadems of youth / Striking on thy ringlets sheenly