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overembroider

overembroider verb: to embroider excessively.

Verb

overembroider (third-person singular simple present overembroiders, present participle overembroidering, simple past and past participle overembroidered)

  1. (transitive) To embroider excessively.

Forms of overembroider

third-person singular presentoverembroiders
present participleoverembroidering
past participleoverembroidered
pastoverembroidered

Origin of overembroider

From over- + embroider.

Questions about overembroider

What does overembroider mean?
Overembroider means to embroider excessively.
What part of speech is overembroider?
Overembroider is a verb.
What is the past tense of overembroider?
The past tense of overembroider is overembroidered.

Words near overembroider in the dictionary

  1. overembellishes
  2. overembellishing
  3. overembellishment
  4. overembellishments
  5. overembrace
  6. overembroider
  7. overembroidered
  8. overembroidering
  9. overembroiders
  10. overemote
  11. overemoted

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