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overproving

overproving is the present participle and gerund of overprove.

Meaning of overprove

Verb

overprove (third-person singular simple present overproves, present participle overproving, simple past overproved, past participle overproved or overproven)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about overproving

What is overproving the present participle and gerund of?
Overproving is the present participle and gerund of overprove.

Words near overproving in the dictionary

  1. overprovide
  2. overprovided
  3. overprovident
  4. overprovides
  5. overproviding
  6. overproving
  7. overprovision
  8. overprovisioned
  9. overprovisioning
  10. overprovisions
  11. overprovocation

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