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overemploys

overemploys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overemploy.

Meaning of overemploy

Verb

overemploy (third-person singular simple present overemploys, present participle overemploying, simple past and past participle overemployed)

  1. To overuse.
    • He overemploys several constructions — most obviously dance trios in which the three dancers all follow the same figure-eight floor pattern — and several steps (notably the Bournonville grand jeté, an advancing jump toward the audience with back leg held at an angle).2015 October 22, Alastair Macaulay, “Review: American Ballet Theater’s Opening Gala”, in New York Times

Questions about overemploys

What is overemploys the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overemploys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overemploy.

Words near overemploys in the dictionary

  1. overemphatically
  2. overemploy
  3. overemployed
  4. overemploying
  5. overemployment
  6. overemploys
  7. overemptied
  8. overempties
  9. overempty
  10. overemptying
  11. overenamored

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