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overpraised

overpraised is the simple past and past participle of overpraise.

Meaning of overpraise

Verb

overpraise (third-person singular simple present overpraises, present participle overpraising, simple past and past participle overpraised)

  1. To do so toward a person.
    • Near-synonyms: fawn, overflatter, toady; see also Thesaurus:suck up
  2. To do so toward a thing or idea.
    • Near-synonyms: overcelebrate, oversell, overvalue

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Questions about overpraised

What is overpraised the simple past and past participle of?
Overpraised is the simple past and past participle of overpraise.

Words near overpraised in the dictionary

  1. overpoweringly
  2. overpoweringness
  3. overpowerings
  4. overpowers
  5. overpraise
  6. overpraised
  7. overpraiser
  8. overpraisers
  9. overpraises
  10. overpraising
  11. overpraisings

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