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overhates

overhates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overhate.

Meaning of overhate

Verb

overhate (third-person singular simple present overhates, present participle overhating, simple past and past participle overhated)

  1. To hate excessively.
    • From sucklings hath thy honor sprung, Thy force hath flow'd from babies tongue: Whereby thou stopp'st thine en'mies prating Bent to revenge and overhating.1599, Sir Philip Sidney, “Psalm VIII. Domine, Dominus”, in The Sidney Psalms

Questions about overhates

What is overhates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overhates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overhate.

Words near overhates in the dictionary

  1. overhastily
  2. overhastiness
  3. overhasty
  4. overhate
  5. overhated
  6. overhates
  7. overhating
  8. overhatted
  9. overhaughty
  10. overhaul
  11. overhaulable

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