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overparticularize

overparticularize verb: to speak [of] in excessively particular terms; overspecify.

Verb

overparticularize (third-person singular simple present overparticularizes, present participle overparticularizing, simple past and past participle overparticularized)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To speak [of] in excessively particular terms; overspecify.
    • The phrase "gay and lesbian" in the names of our organizations has apparently completed its evolution to "gay, lesbian and bisexual." The next step, no doubt, will be to adopt the French construction and label ourselves, collectively, "gay, lesbian, bisexual and bisexuelles," to differentiate...1991 December 22, Steven Capra, “We Have To Be Careful”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 23, page 4

Forms of overparticularize

third-person singular presentoverparticularizes
present participleoverparticularizing
past participleoverparticularized
pastoverparticularized

Origin of overparticularize

over- + particularize

Questions about overparticularize

What does overparticularize mean?
Overparticularize means to speak [of] in excessively particular terms; overspecify.
What part of speech is overparticularize?
Overparticularize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overparticularize?
The past tense of overparticularize is overparticularized.

Words near overparticularize in the dictionary

  1. overpartial
  2. overpartiality
  3. overparticipation
  4. overparticular
  5. overparticularity
  6. overparticularize
  7. overparticularly
  8. overparting
  9. overpartition
  10. overpartitioned
  11. overpartitioning

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