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overlengthen

overlengthen verb: to lengthen too much.

Verb

overlengthen (third-person singular simple present overlengthens, present participle overlengthening, simple past and past participle overlengthened)

  1. (transitive) To lengthen too much.

Forms of overlengthen

third-person singular presentoverlengthens
present participleoverlengthening
past participleoverlengthened
pastoverlengthened

Origin of overlengthen

From over- + lengthen.

Questions about overlengthen

What does overlengthen mean?
Overlengthen means to lengthen too much.
What part of speech is overlengthen?
Overlengthen is a verb.
What is the past tense of overlengthen?
The past tense of overlengthen is overlengthened.

Words near overlengthen in the dictionary

  1. overleisurely
  2. overlend
  3. overlending
  4. overlends
  5. overlength
  6. overlengthen
  7. overlengthened
  8. overlengthening
  9. overlengthens
  10. overleniency
  11. overlenient

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