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Overdraw Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Overdraw has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

The process by which, during the rendering of a three-dimensional scene, a pixel is replaced by one that is closer to the viewpoint, as determined by their Z coordinates.

Verb
1

draw more money from than is available

"She overdrew her account"

2

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

3

To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft

Related Terms
Antonyms
minimize
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
withdraw misinform
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
overemphasize boast embroider

Origin

Overdraw comes from combining the prefix over- with the verb draw. It originally meant to pull or take out more than is available.

Rhyming Words
raw wraw braw craw draw straw scraw adraw updraw hooraw mcgraw todraw undraw indraw redraw bedraw in raw mccraw ree raw semiraw
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