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overbroadening

overbroadening is the present participle and gerund of overbroaden.

Meaning of overbroaden

Verb

overbroaden (third-person singular simple present overbroadens, present participle overbroadening, simple past and past participle overbroadened)

  1. (transitive) To make too broad.

Questions about overbroadening

What is overbroadening the present participle and gerund of?
Overbroadening is the present participle and gerund of overbroaden.

Words near overbroadening in the dictionary

  1. overbrimmingly
  2. overbrims
  3. overbroad
  4. overbroaden
  5. overbroadened
  6. overbroadening
  7. overbroadens
  8. overbroadly
  9. overbroadness
  10. overbroil
  11. overbroiled

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