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overanalyse

overanalyse is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of overanalyze.

Meaning of overanalyze

Verb

overanalyze (third-person singular simple present overanalyzes, present participle overanalyzing, simple past and past participle overanalyzed)

  1. (transitive) To analyze too much or in too much detail.
    Antonyms:
    underanalyze

Forms of overanalyse

third-person singular presentoveranalyses
present participleoveranalysing
past participleoveranalysed
pastoveranalysed

Origin of overanalyse

From over- + analyse.

Questions about overanalyse

What is overanalyse the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Overanalyse is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of overanalyze.

Words near overanalyse in the dictionary

  1. overanaesthetising
  2. overanaesthetize
  3. overanaesthetized
  4. overanaesthetizes
  5. overanaesthetizing
  6. overanalyse
  7. overanalysed
  8. overanalyses
  9. overanalysing
  10. overanalysis
  11. overanalytical

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