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overcivilizing

overcivilizing is the present participle and gerund of overcivilize.

Meaning of overcivilize

Verb

overcivilize (third-person singular simple present overcivilizes, present participle overcivilizing, simple past and past participle overcivilized)

  1. (transitive) To civilize excessively.

Questions about overcivilizing

What is overcivilizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overcivilizing is the present participle and gerund of overcivilize.

Words near overcivilizing in the dictionary

  1. overcivility
  2. overcivilization
  3. overcivilize
  4. overcivilized
  5. overcivilizes
  6. overcivilizing
  7. overclad
  8. overcladded
  9. overcladding
  10. overclads
  11. overclaim

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