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overpenalize

overpenalize verb: to penalize excessively.

Verb

overpenalize (third-person singular simple present overpenalizes, present participle overpenalizing, simple past and past participle overpenalized)

  1. To penalize excessively

Forms of overpenalize

third-person singular presentoverpenalizes
present participleoverpenalizing
past participleoverpenalized
pastoverpenalized

Origin of overpenalize

From over- + penalize.

Questions about overpenalize

What does overpenalize mean?
Overpenalize means to penalize excessively.
What part of speech is overpenalize?
Overpenalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overpenalize?
The past tense of overpenalize is overpenalized.

Words near overpenalize in the dictionary

  1. overpenalise
  2. overpenalised
  3. overpenalises
  4. overpenalising
  5. overpenalization
  6. overpenalize
  7. overpenalized
  8. overpenalizes
  9. overpenalizing
  10. overpenetrate
  11. overpenetrated

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