Overlook

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to Fascinate.

II. Overlook ·vt To Inspect; to Examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.

III. Overlook ·vt Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.

IV. Overlook ·vt To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.

V. Overlook ·vt To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to Neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to Excuse.