What does overlive mean?
Overlive means (transitive) To survive; to live past..
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/oʊvəɹˈlɪv/ · verb
(transitive) To survive; to live past..
[M]y disease cannot survive me, I may overlive it.
"Her Majesty's life will never be safe for a moment while she lives; and what would become of us all did she overlive the Queen!"
Why do I overlive? Why am I mocked with death, and lengthened out to deathless pain?
The misguided youngsters are yachting, attending the races, playing the "stage Johnny," automobiling, playing poker for high stakes, overliving at home, on expensive shopping tours, attending box parties to the theatre, visiting high-priced restaurants, etc., etc.
Use overlive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overlive means (transitive) To survive; to live past..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[M]y disease cannot survive me, I may overlive it.
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