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to overlight

to overlight

7.9
To make a place or picture too bright
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪt/
translation icon : iluminar en exceso
  • The bright floodlights overlighted the soccer field, leaving players squinting in the glare.

Examples

  • The stage was overlighted, making it difficult for the audience to see the actors clearly.

  • The constitution of the baby was still strong, and her soul still overlighted her form, but had not yet entered it.

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  • After the renovation, the living room felt overlighted due to the new glass ceiling.

Synonyms

to overexpose
vsto overlight
2 6.0

Make a photo or film too bright by too much light

applies to any object or space made excessively bright by added light

Antonyms

to darken
63 3.3

Make or become less bright, for example a room

to dim
12 2.4

To become less bright or make a light weaker

How Bright

to overlight
7.9
to illuminate
52 4.1
to brighten
5 2.1

Surface Forms

overlight infinitive
overlighted past
overlighted past participle
overlighting present participle
overlights third person singular

Morphology

overlight = light (transparent) = over + light

The meaning is clearly derived from 'over' + 'light', indicating excessive illumination.

Etymology

Overlight as a verb uses over- meaning 'too much' and light meaning 'to give light'. So to overlight something is to give it too much light, making it overly bright.