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overinterpret

overinterpret verb: to give an overinterpretation.

Verb

overinterpret (third-person singular simple present overinterprets, present participle overinterpreting, simple past and past participle overinterpreted)

  1. To give an overinterpretation
  2. To attach too much importance to an interpretation

Forms of overinterpret

third-person singular presentoverinterprets
present participleoverinterpreting
past participleoverinterpreted
pastoverinterpreted
alternative formover-interpret

Origin of overinterpret

From over- + interpret.

Questions about overinterpret

What does overinterpret mean?
Overinterpret means to give an overinterpretation.
What part of speech is overinterpret?
Overinterpret is a verb.
What is the past tense of overinterpret?
The past tense of overinterpret is overinterpreted.

Words near overinterpret in the dictionary

  1. overintensity
  2. overinterest
  3. overinterested
  4. overinterestedness
  5. overinternalize
  6. overinterpret
  7. overinterpretation
  8. overinterpretations
  9. overinterpreted
  10. overinterpreting
  11. overinterprets

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