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overcherish

overcherish verb: to cherish excessively.

Verb

overcherish (third-person singular simple present overcherishes, present participle overcherishing, simple past and past participle overcherished)

  1. (transitive) To cherish excessively.

Forms of overcherish

third-person singular presentovercherishes
present participleovercherishing
past participleovercherished
pastovercherished

Origin of overcherish

From over- + cherish.

Questions about overcherish

What does overcherish mean?
Overcherish means to cherish excessively.
What part of speech is overcherish?
Overcherish is a verb.
What is the past tense of overcherish?
The past tense of overcherish is overcherished.

Words near overcherish in the dictionary

  1. overchecked
  2. overchecking
  3. overchecks
  4. overcheerful
  5. overcheesed
  6. overcherish
  7. overcherished
  8. overcherishes
  9. overcherishing
  10. overchew
  11. overchewed

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