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overconstructing

overconstructing is the present participle and gerund of overconstruct.

Meaning of overconstruct

Verb

overconstruct (third-person singular simple present overconstructs, present participle overconstructing, simple past and past participle overconstructed)

  1. (transitive) To place too great a construction upon; to exaggerate.
    • The first is a caveat against the tendency to overconstruct a link between patterns of urban dwelling and cultural practices in South Africa.1996, Veit Erlmann, Nightsong: Performance, Power, and Practice in South Africa, page 119

Questions about overconstructing

What is overconstructing the present participle and gerund of?
Overconstructing is the present participle and gerund of overconstruct.

Words near overconstructing in the dictionary

  1. overconstrained
  2. overconstraining
  3. overconstrains
  4. overconstruct
  5. overconstructed
  6. overconstructing
  7. overconstructs
  8. overconsume
  9. overconsumed
  10. overconsumer
  11. overconsumers

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