2. Disclosure; discovery; revelation. [Obs.] It was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us. Shak.
3. A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection. "The great overture of the gospel." Barrow.
4. (Mus.)
Defn: 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.
OVERTURE
O"ver*ture, v. t.
Defn: To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.
OVERTURN
O`ver*turn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overturned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overturning.]
1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
3. To overpower; to conquer. Milton.