overimpress
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]overimpress (third-person singular simple present overimpresses, present participle overimpressing, simple past and past participle overimpressed)
- (transitive) To impress too much.
- 2016, Doreen Milstead, The Mists of Eternity: Four Historical Romances:
- He wore his suit and best hat, but he didn't want to overimpress Cyril. The mine owner would know for sure something suspicious was underway if he did too much to make an impression on him.