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overprepare

overprepare verb: to prepare excessively; to make ready more than is necessary for a specific future purpose.

Verb

overprepare (third-person singular simple present overprepares, present participle overpreparing, simple past and past participle overprepared)

  1. (transitive) To prepare excessively; to make ready more than is necessary for a specific future purpose.

Forms of overprepare

third-person singular presentoverprepares
present participleoverpreparing
past participleoverprepared
pastoverprepared

Origin of overprepare

From over- + prepare.

Questions about overprepare

What does overprepare mean?
Overprepare means to prepare excessively; to make ready more than is necessary for a specific future purpose.
What part of speech is overprepare?
Overprepare is a verb.
What is the past tense of overprepare?
The past tense of overprepare is overprepared.

Words near overprepare in the dictionary

  1. overpredicts
  2. overpregnant
  3. overpreoccupation
  4. overpreoccupied
  5. overpreparation
  6. overprepare
  7. overprepared
  8. overprepares
  9. overpreparing
  10. overprescribe
  11. overprescribed

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