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overpreached

overpreached is the simple past and past participle of overpreach.

Meaning of overpreach

Verb

overpreach (third-person singular simple present overpreaches, present participle overpreaching, simple past and past participle overpreached)

  1. (ambitransitive) To preach excessively.
    • Galbraith once wrote, not without irony, that moralists tend to exaggerate the blessings of poverty and overpreach the dangers inherent in wealth.2006, Denis Goulet, Development Ethics at Work: Explorations - 1960-2002, page 35

Questions about overpreached

What is overpreached the simple past and past participle of?
Overpreached is the simple past and past participle of overpreach.

Words near overpreached in the dictionary

  1. overpraisers
  2. overpraises
  3. overpraising
  4. overpraisings
  5. overpreach
  6. overpreached
  7. overpreaches
  8. overpreaching
  9. overprecaution
  10. overprecautions
  11. overprecious

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