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overperceives

overperceives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overperceive.

Meaning of overperceive

Verb

overperceive (third-person singular simple present overperceives, present participle overperceiving, simple past and past participle overperceived)

  1. (transitive) To perceive to a greater degree than actually exists.
    • In the United States, the assessment of threat emanating from Iraq was almost certainly overperceived.2007, Greg Cashman, Leonard C. Robinson, An introduction to the causes of war, page 378

Questions about overperceives

What is overperceives the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overperceives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overperceive.

Words near overperceives in the dictionary

  1. overpeppered
  2. overpeppering
  3. overpeppers
  4. overperceive
  5. overperceived
  6. overperceives
  7. overperceiving
  8. overperception
  9. overperch
  10. overperched
  11. overperches

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