soverchiare

Italian

Alternative forms

  • soperchiare (dated, rare)

Etymology

From soverchio (excessive) + -are (verb suffix). Compare Sicilian supirchiari.

Verb

soverchiàre (first-person singular present sovèrchio, first-person singular past historic soverchiài, past participle soverchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, literary) to overcome, to surmount, to go beyond (a wall, etc.)
    Synonyms: superare, sormontare, oltrepassare
  2. (transitive) to surpass
    Synonym: superare
  3. (transitive) to overwhelm, to overpower
    Synonyms: sopraffare, opprimere
  4. (intransitive, archaic or literary) to jut outward [auxiliary avere]
  5. (intransitive, archaic or literary) to abound, to be more than enough [auxiliary avere]

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