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overbribe

overbribe verb: to give too large a bribe to.

Verb

overbribe (third-person singular simple present overbribes, present participle overbribing, simple past and past participle overbribed)

  1. (transitive) To give too large a bribe to.

Forms of overbribe

third-person singular presentoverbribes
present participleoverbribing
past participleoverbribed
pastoverbribed

Origin of overbribe

From over- + bribe.

Questions about overbribe

What does overbribe mean?
Overbribe means to give too large a bribe to.
What part of speech is overbribe?
Overbribe is a verb.
What is the past tense of overbribe?
The past tense of overbribe is overbribed.

Words near overbribe in the dictionary

  1. overbreeds
  2. overbrew
  3. overbrewed
  4. overbrewing
  5. overbrews
  6. overbribe
  7. overbribed
  8. overbribes
  9. overbribing
  10. overbridge
  11. overbridged

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