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overapplies

overapplies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overapply.

Meaning of overapply

Verb

overapply (third-person singular simple present overapplies, present participle overapplying, simple past and past participle overapplied)

  1. (transitive) To apply to excess.
    • German speakers, like English speakers, are prone to overapplying the weak suffix (-t) to irregular verbs, resulting in errors.1999, Steven Pinker, Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language

Questions about overapplies

What is overapplies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overapplies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overapply.

Words near overapplies in the dictionary

  1. overapologizing
  2. overapology
  3. overapplication
  4. overapplications
  5. overapplied
  6. overapplies
  7. overapply
  8. overapplying
  9. overappraisal
  10. overappraisals
  11. overappraise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overapplies (page history and authors); overapply (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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