overheat

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English overheten. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”). By surface analysis, over- +‎ heat. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ Rhymes: -iːt === Verb === overheat (third-person singular simple present overheats, present participle overheating, simple past and past participle overheated) (transitive) To heat excessively. (intransitive) To become excessively hot. (economics) To grow too quickly in an uncontrolled way. ==== Derived terms ==== overheater ==== Translations ==== === Noun === overheat (plural overheats) A condition of being overheated. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === overhate