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overconstraining

overconstraining is the present participle and gerund of overconstrain.

Meaning of overconstrain

Verb

overconstrain (third-person singular simple present overconstrains, present participle overconstraining, simple past and past participle overconstrained)

  1. To apply excessive constraints (to).
    Antonyms:
    underconstrain

Questions about overconstraining

What is overconstraining the present participle and gerund of?
Overconstraining is the present participle and gerund of overconstrain.

Words near overconstraining in the dictionary

  1. overconstancy
  2. overconstitutional
  3. overconstitutionalized
  4. overconstrain
  5. overconstrained
  6. overconstraining
  7. overconstrains
  8. overconstruct
  9. overconstructed
  10. overconstructing
  11. overconstructs

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