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overparenthesize

overparenthesize verb: to use excessive parenthesis.

Verb

overparenthesize (third-person singular simple present overparenthesizes, present participle overparenthesizing, simple past and past participle overparenthesized)

  1. To use excessive parenthesis.

Forms of overparenthesize

third-person singular presentoverparenthesizes
present participleoverparenthesizing
past participleoverparenthesized
pastoverparenthesized

Origin of overparenthesize

From over- + parenthesize.

Questions about overparenthesize

What does overparenthesize mean?
Overparenthesize means to use excessive parenthesis.
What part of speech is overparenthesize?
Overparenthesize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overparenthesize?
The past tense of overparenthesize is overparenthesized.

Words near overparenthesize in the dictionary

  1. overparametrizes
  2. overparametrizing
  3. overparasitized
  4. overparent
  5. overparented
  6. overparenthesize
  7. overparenthesized
  8. overparenthesizes
  9. overparenthesizing
  10. overparenting
  11. overparents

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