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overdisperse

overdisperse verb: to disperse too much or too far.

Verb

overdisperse (third-person singular simple present overdisperses, present participle overdispersing, simple past and past participle overdispersed)

  1. (transitive) To disperse too much or too far.
  2. To produce overdispersion.

Forms of overdisperse

third-person singular presentoverdisperses
present participleoverdispersing
past participleoverdispersed
pastoverdispersed

Origin of overdisperse

From over- + disperse.

Questions about overdisperse

What does overdisperse mean?
Overdisperse means to disperse too much or too far.
What part of speech is overdisperse?
Overdisperse is a verb.
What is the past tense of overdisperse?
The past tense of overdisperse is overdispersed.

Words near overdisperse in the dictionary

  1. overdiscussed
  2. overdiscusses
  3. overdiscussing
  4. overdiscussion
  5. overdispersal
  6. overdisperse
  7. overdispersed
  8. overdisperses
  9. overdispersing
  10. overdispersion
  11. overdispersions

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