overheat

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To heat excessively.
2. (intransitive) To become excessively hot.
3. To grow too quickly in an uncontrolled way.

Noun

A condition of being overheated.

Synonyms

superheat

blister

hot shot

inflame

overbid

parboil

preheat

superheating

warm up

heat too much

excessive heating

generation of excess heat

bake

overheating superheat

Translations

surriscaldare

überhitzen

überheizen

surchauffer

heißlaufen

sobreaquecer

υπερθερμαίνω

υπερθερμαίνομαι

recalentar

surriscaldarsi

surriscaldamento

sobrecalentar

sobreescalfar

calentarse excesivamente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌoʊvɚˈhit/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: overheten

Cognate with German: überheizen

Cognate with Swedish: överhetta

In summary

From Middle English overheten. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”). By surface analysis, over- + heat.