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overgained

overgained is the simple past and past participle of overgain.

Meaning of overgain

Verb

overgain (third-person singular simple present overgains, present participle overgaining, simple past and past participle overgained)

  1. To gain too much.
    • to overgain weight during pregnancy
  2. (transitive) To apply too much gain to (a signal).
    • Second, the practitioner must be careful to avoid overgaining the spectral display, which can cause indistinct envelopes.2008, Hugh D. Allen, Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 7th edition

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Questions about overgained

What is overgained the simple past and past participle of?
Overgained is the simple past and past participle of overgain.

Words near overgained in the dictionary

  1. overfurnishing
  2. overfussy
  3. Overgaard
  4. Overgaards
  5. overgain
  6. overgained
  7. overgaining
  8. overgains
  9. overgamble
  10. overgambled
  11. overgambles

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