overnim
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English overnimen, from Old English oferniman (“to take violently, take away, carry off, confiscate”), equivalent to over- + nim (“to take”). Cognate with Dutch overnemen (“to take over”), German übernehmen (“to take over”).
Verb[edit]
overnim (third-person singular simple present overnims, present participle overnimming, simple past overnam or overnimmed, past participle overnum or overnimmed)
- (transitive, archaic) To overtake; seize.