overheat

Etymology

From Middle English overheten, equivalent to over- + heat. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”).

verb

1. (transitive) To heat excessively.
   'Made one quite thankful to get back to the fug, though as a rule I think the way these trains are overheated is something scandalous'. 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 131
2. (intransitive) To become excessively hot.

noun

1. A condition of being overheated.
   Continued operation with an overheat could lead to other serious problems, perhaps even a fire. 2002, Earl Rogers, Captain, page 245