overwatch

[ oh-ver-woch ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈwɒtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to watch over.

Archaic. to weary by keeping awake.

Nearby words

overturn, overuse, overvalue, overview, overvoltage, overwatch, overwear, overweary, overween, overweening, overweigh

Origin of overwatch

First recorded in 1555–65; over- + watch

Related forms

o·ver·watch·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for overwatch

Like legendary sentinels of a vanished past, they seem to overwatch the valley.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock

British Dictionary definitions for overwatch

overwatch

/ (ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃ) /

verb (tr)

to watch over

archaic to fatigue with long watching or lack of sleep

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