overlisten, v.
(-ˈlɪs(ə)n)
[f. over- 15 + listen, after overhear q.v.]
trans. To listen so as to overhear; to listen to (a speaker, or what is spoken) without the speaker's knowledge or consent.
| 1609 Rowley Search for Money (Percy Soc.) 9 As wee were but asking the question, steps mee from over the way (overlistning us) a news-searcher. 1832 J. Wilson in Blackw. Mag. 192 Like an eavesdropper, overlistening our soliloquy. |