oversilver

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ silver.

Verb

oversilver (third-person singular simple present oversilvers, present participle oversilvering, simple past and past participle oversilvered)

1. (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, silver.
   • 1877, Jean Leonhard Ver Mehr, Checkered Life: In the Old and New World, page 214:

     That night the moon was nearly full, and its soft light oversilvered the beautiful Leman.