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overcite

/ˈoʊvə(ɹ)ˌsaɪt/

overcite verb: to cite too much.

Verb

overcite (third-person singular simple present overcites, present participle overciting, simple past and past participle overcited)

  1. (ambitransitive) To cite too much.

Forms of overcite

third-person singular presentovercites
present participleoverciting
past participleovercited
pastovercited

Origin of overcite

From over- + cite.

Questions about overcite

What does overcite mean?
Overcite means to cite too much.
What part of speech is overcite?
Overcite is a verb.
How do you pronounce overcite?
Overcite is pronounced /ˈoʊvə(ɹ)ˌsaɪt/.
What is the past tense of overcite?
The past tense of overcite is overcited.

Words near overcite in the dictionary

  1. overchurched
  2. overchurching
  3. overcirculation
  4. overcircumspect
  5. overcitation
  6. overcite
  7. overcited
  8. overcites
  9. overciting
  10. overcivil
  11. overcivility

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