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Overtire vs Overture - What's the difference?

overtire | overture |

As a verb overtire

is to tire excessively.

As a noun overture is

(obsolete) an opening; a recess or chamber.

overtire

English

Verb

(overtir)
  • To tire excessively
  • To become excessively tired
  • English ergative verbs

    overture

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber.
  • * Chapman
  • the cave's inmost overture
  • (obsolete) disclosure; discovery; revelation
  • * Shakespeare
  • It was he / That made the overture of thy treasons to us.
  • (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=April 23 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Sarkozy gave a defiant speech, going on the offensive and betraying no hint of having been beaten. He styled the result as a "crisis" vote, by a French population which was "suffering". In a clear overture to Le Pen's voters, and the extreme-right motto of loving France, he said: "I call on all French people who put love of their country above partisan considerations, to unite and join me."}}
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 20:
  • My mother had no choice; one did not turn down such an overture from the regent.
  • (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
  • (music) a musical introduction to a piece of music.
  • Antonyms

    * (opening of a piece of music) coda

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