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overetch

overetch verb: to etch too deeply.

Verb

overetch (third-person singular simple present overetches, present participle overetching, simple past and past participle overetched)

  1. To etch too deeply.

Noun

overetch (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being etched too deeply.

Forms of overetch

third-person singular presentoveretches
present participleoveretching
past participleoveretched
pastoveretched

Origin of overetch

From over- + etch.

Questions about overetch

What does overetch mean?
Overetch means to etch too deeply.
What part of speech is overetch?
Overetch can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of overetch?
The past tense of overetch is overetched.

Words near overetch in the dictionary

  1. overestimating
  2. overestimation
  3. overestimations
  4. overestimator
  5. overestimators
  6. overetch
  7. overetched
  8. overetches
  9. overetching
  10. overevaluate
  11. overevaluated

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