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overproportion

overproportion verb: to give something excessive proportions.

Verb

overproportion (third-person singular simple present overproportions, present participle overproportioning, simple past and past participle overproportioned)

  1. To give something excessive proportions

Noun

overproportion (countable and uncountable, plural overproportions)

  1. Excessive proportion.

Antonyms of overproportion

Forms of overproportion

Verb
third-person singular presentoverproportions
present participleoverproportioning
past participleoverproportioned
pastoverproportioned
Noun
pluraloverproportions

Origin of overproportion

From over- + proportion.

Questions about overproportion

What does overproportion mean?
Overproportion means to give something excessive proportions.
What part of speech is overproportion?
Overproportion can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of overproportion?
The past tense of overproportion is overproportioned.

Words near overproportion in the dictionary

  1. overpronunciations
  2. overproof
  3. overproofed
  4. overproofing
  5. overproofs
  6. overproportion
  7. overproportional
  8. overproportionally
  9. overproportionate
  10. overproportionately
  11. overproportioned

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