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overasserting

overasserting is the present participle and gerund of overassert.

Meaning of overassert

Verb

overassert (third-person singular simple present overasserts, present participle overasserting, simple past and past participle overasserted)

  1. (transitive) To assert too forcefully.

Questions about overasserting

What is overasserting the present participle and gerund of?
Overasserting is the present participle and gerund of overassert.

Words near overasserting in the dictionary

  1. overaspiring
  2. overassemble
  3. overassembled
  4. overassert
  5. overasserted
  6. overasserting
  7. overassertion
  8. overassertions
  9. overassertive
  10. overassertively
  11. overassertiveness

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