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overprotected

overprotected is the simple past and past participle of overprotect.

Meaning of overprotect

Verb

overprotect (third-person singular simple present overprotects, present participle overprotecting, simple past and past participle overprotected)

  1. To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle

Questions about overprotected

What is overprotected the simple past and past participle of?
Overprotected is the simple past and past participle of overprotect.

Words near overprotected in the dictionary

  1. overprosecuting
  2. overprosecution
  3. overprosperity
  4. overprosperous
  5. overprotect
  6. overprotected
  7. overprotecting
  8. overprotection
  9. overprotections
  10. overprotective
  11. overprotectively

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