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overconsolidating

overconsolidating is the present participle and gerund of overconsolidate.

Meaning of overconsolidate

Verb

overconsolidate (third-person singular simple present overconsolidates, present participle overconsolidating, simple past and past participle overconsolidated)

  1. To consolidate too much.
    • Often they will overconsolidate the recontoured surface, creating compacted soils unsuitable for seed beds.1987, Kenneth N. Weaver, Setting Priorities for Abandoned Mine Land Research, page 65

Questions about overconsolidating

What is overconsolidating the present participle and gerund of?
Overconsolidating is the present participle and gerund of overconsolidate.

Words near overconsolidating in the dictionary

  1. overconsidering
  2. overconsiders
  3. overconsolidate
  4. overconsolidated
  5. overconsolidates
  6. overconsolidating
  7. overconsolidation
  8. overconsolidations
  9. overconstancy
  10. overconstitutional
  11. overconstitutionalized

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