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overnourishes

overnourishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overnourish.

Meaning of overnourish

Verb

overnourish (third-person singular simple present overnourishes, present participle overnourishing, simple past and past participle overnourished)

  1. (transitive) To nourish excessively.
    • We prate about our civilisation and humanity, but those of us who do not carry hypocrisy to the length of self-deception know that underneath our starched shirts there lurks the savage, with all his savage instincts untouched. Occasionally he may be wanted, but we never need fear his dying out. On...1900, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men on the Bummel

Questions about overnourishes

What is overnourishes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overnourishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overnourish.

Words near overnourishes in the dictionary

  1. overnoised
  2. overnoises
  3. overnoising
  4. overnourish
  5. overnourished
  6. overnourishes
  7. overnourishing
  8. overnourishment
  9. overnumber
  10. overnumbered
  11. overnumbering

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