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overconvict

overconvict verb: to convict too many members of a group.

Verb

overconvict (third-person singular simple present overconvicts, present participle overconvicting, simple past and past participle overconvicted)

  1. (transitive) To convict too many members of a group.

Forms of overconvict

third-person singular presentoverconvicts
present participleoverconvicting
past participleoverconvicted
pastoverconvicted

Origin of overconvict

From over- + convict.

Questions about overconvict

What does overconvict mean?
Overconvict means to convict too many members of a group.
What part of speech is overconvict?
Overconvict is a verb.
What is the past tense of overconvict?
The past tense of overconvict is overconvicted.

Words near overconvict in the dictionary

  1. overcontrolling
  2. overcontrols
  3. overconvenient
  4. overconvergence
  5. overconvergent
  6. overconvict
  7. overconvicted
  8. overconvicting
  9. overconvicts
  10. overcook
  11. overcooked

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