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overexpose

overexpose verb: to expose excessively.

Verb

overexpose (third-person singular simple present overexposes, present participle overexposing, simple past and past participle overexposed)

  1. To expose excessively.
  2. To provide excessive publicity or reporting regarding (a person, event, etc.).
  3. To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.

Forms of overexpose

third-person singular presentoverexposes
present participleoverexposing
past participleoverexposed
pastoverexposed

Origin of overexpose

From over- + expose.

Questions about overexpose

What does overexpose mean?
Overexpose means to expose excessively.
What part of speech is overexpose?
Overexpose is a verb.
What is the past tense of overexpose?
The past tense of overexpose is overexposed.

Words near overexpose in the dictionary

  1. overexploitative
  2. overexploited
  3. overexploiting
  4. overexploits
  5. overexplored
  6. overexpose
  7. overexposed
  8. overexposes
  9. overexposing
  10. overexposure
  11. overexposures

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