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overgreened

overgreened is the simple past and past participle of overgreen.

Meaning of overgreen

Verb

overgreen (third-person singular simple present overgreens, present participle overgreening, simple past and past participle overgreened)

  1. (poetic, transitive) To cover with greenery or a green color.
    • […] all the rocks and roots
      With olden film were overgreened; the pool,
      Broadened from falling water, sparkled with fires
      Of shafted crystal, and the sounding drops
      Splintered their fleeting pearl against the stone.1928, Geoffrey Johnson, Mad Echo

Questions about overgreened

What is overgreened the simple past and past participle of?
Overgreened is the simple past and past participle of overgreen.

Words near overgreened in the dictionary

  1. overgreed
  2. overgreedily
  3. overgreediness
  4. overgreedy
  5. overgreen
  6. overgreened
  7. overgreening
  8. overgreens
  9. overgrew
  10. overgrieve
  11. overgrieved

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