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overheighten

overheighten verb: to heighten excessively.

Verb

overheighten (third-person singular simple present overheightens, present participle overheightening, simple past and past participle overheightened)

  1. (transitive) To heighten excessively.

Forms of overheighten

third-person singular presentoverheightens
present participleoverheightening
past participleoverheightened
pastoverheightened

Origin of overheighten

From over- + heighten.

Questions about overheighten

What does overheighten mean?
Overheighten means to heighten excessively.
What part of speech is overheighten?
Overheighten is a verb.
What is the past tense of overheighten?
The past tense of overheighten is overheightened.

Words near overheighten in the dictionary

  1. overheavily
  2. overheaviness
  3. overheavy
  4. overhedging
  5. overheight
  6. overheighten
  7. overheightened
  8. overheightening
  9. overheightens
  10. overheld
  11. overhelp

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