overprove
overprove verb: to prove excessively or beyond what is asked or required. Also the alternative form of overproof.
Verb
overprove (third-person singular simple present overproves, present participle overproving, simple past overproved, past participle overproved or overproven)
- to prove excessively or beyond what is asked or required
- I think many of his devices are, in fact, quite arbitrary; that he betrays a Germanic ponderousness at times and a tendency to overprove what is quite clear in the first place.1994, James McFarlane, The Cambridge Companion to Ibsen
Also used as
overprove is also the alternative form of overproof.
Forms of overprove
| third-person singular present | overproves |
|---|---|
| present participle | overproving |
| past | overproved |
| past participle | overproved |
| past participle | overproven |
Origin of overprove
From over- + prove.
Questions about overprove
- What does overprove mean?
- Overprove means to prove excessively or beyond what is asked or required.
- What part of speech is overprove?
- Overprove is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overprove?
- The past tense of overprove is overproved.
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