overheat (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[overheat 词源字典]
"to make too hot" (transitive), late 14c., from over- + heat (v.). Intransitive sense "to become too hot" is from 1902, originally in reference to motor engines. Related: Overheated; overheating.[overheat etymology, overheat origin, 英语词源]