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overdeepen

overdeepen verb: to erode (a basin or valley) far deeper than the thalweg.

Verb

overdeepen (third-person singular simple present overdeepens, present participle overdeepening, simple past and past participle overdeepened)

  1. To erode (a basin or valley) far deeper than the thalweg.

Forms of overdeepen

third-person singular presentoverdeepens
present participleoverdeepening
past participleoverdeepened
pastoverdeepened

Origin of overdeepen

From over- + deepen.

Questions about overdeepen

What does overdeepen mean?
Overdeepen means to erode (a basin or valley) far deeper than the thalweg.
What part of speech is overdeepen?
Overdeepen is a verb.
What is the past tense of overdeepen?
The past tense of overdeepen is overdeepened.

Words near overdeepen in the dictionary

  1. overdecoration
  2. overdecorations
  3. overdecorative
  4. overdede
  5. overdeep
  6. overdeepen
  7. overdeepened
  8. overdeepening
  9. overdeepenings
  10. overdeepens
  11. overdeeply

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