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overclassify

overclassify verb: to classify excessively.

Verb

overclassify (third-person singular simple present overclassifies, present participle overclassifying, simple past and past participle overclassified)

  1. (transitive) To classify excessively

Antonyms of overclassify

Forms of overclassify

third-person singular presentoverclassifies
present participleoverclassifying
past participleoverclassified
pastoverclassified

Origin of overclassify

From over- + classify.

Questions about overclassify

What does overclassify mean?
Overclassify means to classify excessively.
What part of speech is overclassify?
Overclassify is a verb.
What is the past tense of overclassify?
The past tense of overclassify is overclassified.

Words near overclassify in the dictionary

  1. overclass
  2. overclasses
  3. overclassification
  4. overclassified
  5. overclassifies
  6. overclassify
  7. overclassifying
  8. overclean
  9. overcleaned
  10. overcleaning
  11. overcleanliness

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