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overdivide

overdivide verb: to divide too much, or into too many groups or categories.

Verb

overdivide (third-person singular simple present overdivides, present participle overdividing, simple past and past participle overdivided)

  1. (transitive) To divide too much, or into too many groups or categories.
    Synonyms:
    oversplit

Synonyms of overdivide

Forms of overdivide

third-person singular presentoverdivides
present participleoverdividing
past participleoverdivided
pastoverdivided

Origin of overdivide

From over- + divide.

Questions about overdivide

What does overdivide mean?
Overdivide means to divide too much, or into too many groups or categories.
What part of speech is overdivide?
Overdivide is a verb.
What is the past tense of overdivide?
The past tense of overdivide is overdivided.

Words near overdivide in the dictionary

  1. overdiversified
  2. overdiversifies
  3. overdiversify
  4. overdiversifying
  5. overdiversity
  6. overdivide
  7. overdivided
  8. overdivides
  9. overdividing
  10. overdivision
  11. overdivisions

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