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overpathologize

overpathologize verb: to pathologize excessively.

Verb

overpathologize (third-person singular simple present overpathologizes, present participle overpathologizing, simple past and past participle overpathologized)

  1. (transitive) To pathologize excessively.

Forms of overpathologize

third-person singular presentoverpathologizes
present participleoverpathologizing
past participleoverpathologized
pastoverpathologized

Origin of overpathologize

From over- + pathologize.

Questions about overpathologize

What does overpathologize mean?
Overpathologize means to pathologize excessively.
What part of speech is overpathologize?
Overpathologize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overpathologize?
The past tense of overpathologize is overpathologized.

Words near overpathologize in the dictionary

  1. overpassionate
  2. overpassionately
  3. overpast
  4. overpaternalistic
  5. overpathologization
  6. overpathologize
  7. overpathologized
  8. overpathologizes
  9. overpathologizing
  10. overpatient
  11. overpatriotic

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