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overcounted

overcounted is the simple past and past participle of overcount.

Meaning of overcount

Verb

overcount (third-person singular simple present overcounts, present participle overcounting, simple past and past participle overcounted)

  1. (transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
    • The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others.
  2. (transitive) To outnumber.

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Questions about overcounted

What is overcounted the simple past and past participle of?
Overcounted is the simple past and past participle of overcount.

Words near overcounted in the dictionary

  1. overcosseted
  2. overcost
  3. overcostly
  4. overcosts
  5. overcount
  6. overcounted
  7. overcounting
  8. overcounts
  9. overcoupled
  10. overcoupling
  11. overcourageous

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