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overpicture

overpicture verb: to surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration.

Verb

overpicture (third-person singular simple present overpictures, present participle overpicturing, simple past and past participle overpictured)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration.
    • O'er-picturing that Venusc. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Forms of overpicture

third-person singular presentoverpictures
present participleoverpicturing
past participleoverpictured
pastoverpictured

Origin of overpicture

From over- + picture.

Questions about overpicture

What does overpicture mean?
Overpicture means to surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration.
What part of speech is overpicture?
Overpicture is a verb.
What is the past tense of overpicture?
The past tense of overpicture is overpictured.

Words near overpicture in the dictionary

  1. overphilosophical
  2. overphosphorylation
  3. overphosphorylations
  4. overphotographed
  5. overpicky
  6. overpicture
  7. overpictured
  8. overpictures
  9. overpicturing
  10. overpierced
  11. overpigmentation

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