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overmodernize

overmodernize verb: to modernize excessively.

Verb

overmodernize (third-person singular simple present overmodernizes, present participle overmodernizing, simple past and past participle overmodernized)

  1. To modernize excessively.

Forms of overmodernize

third-person singular presentovermodernizes
present participleovermodernizing
past participleovermodernized
pastovermodernized

Origin of overmodernize

From over- + modernize.

Questions about overmodernize

What does overmodernize mean?
Overmodernize means to modernize excessively.
What part of speech is overmodernize?
Overmodernize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overmodernize?
The past tense of overmodernize is overmodernized.

Words near overmodernize in the dictionary

  1. overmoderated
  2. overmoderates
  3. overmoderating
  4. overmodern
  5. overmodernization
  6. overmodernize
  7. overmodernized
  8. overmodernizes
  9. overmodernizing
  10. overmodest
  11. overmodestly

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