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O`ver*trust", v. t. & i. To trust
too much. Bp. Hall.

O"ver*ture (?), [OF. overture, F.
ouverture, fr. OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir. See
Overt.] 1. An opening or aperture; a
recess; a recess; a chamber. [Obs.] Spenser. "The cave's
inmost overture." Chapman.

2. Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
[Obs.]

It was he

That made the overture of thy treasons to us.

3. A proposal; an offer; a proposition
formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection.
"The great overture of the gospel." Barrow.

4. (Mus.) A composition, for a full
orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or
ballet, or as an independent piece; -- called in the latter case a
concert overture.

O"ver*ture, v. t. To make an
overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some
subject.

O`ver*turn" (?), v.


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