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overnurse

overnurse verb: to nurse excessively.

Verb

overnurse (third-person singular simple present overnurses, present participle overnursing, simple past and past participle overnursed)

  1. To nurse excessively.

Forms of overnurse

third-person singular presentovernurses
present participleovernursing
past participleovernursed
pastovernursed

Origin of overnurse

From over- + nurse.

Questions about overnurse

What does overnurse mean?
Overnurse means to nurse excessively.
What part of speech is overnurse?
Overnurse is a verb.
What is the past tense of overnurse?
The past tense of overnurse is overnursed.

Words near overnurse in the dictionary

  1. overnumbered
  2. overnumbering
  3. overnumbers
  4. overnumerous
  5. overnumerousness
  6. overnurse
  7. overnursed
  8. overnurses
  9. overnursing
  10. overnutrition
  11. overnutritional

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