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overtower (v.)
1830, from
over-
+
tower
(v.). Related:
Overtowered
;
overtowering
.
tower (v.)
c. 1400, "rise high" (implied in
towered
); see
tower
(n.). Also, of hawks, "to fly high so as to swoop down on prey" (1590s). Related:
Towering
.