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overlegislating

overlegislating is the present participle and gerund of overlegislate.

Meaning of overlegislate

Verb

overlegislate (third-person singular simple present overlegislates, present participle overlegislating, simple past and past participle overlegislated)

  1. To create more rules than is necessary or sensible.

Questions about overlegislating

What is overlegislating the present participle and gerund of?
Overlegislating is the present participle and gerund of overlegislate.

Words near overlegislating in the dictionary

  1. overled
  2. overlegalization
  3. overlegislate
  4. overlegislated
  5. overlegislates
  6. overlegislating
  7. overlegislation
  8. overleisured
  9. overleisurely
  10. overlend
  11. overlending

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