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overput

overput verb: to overthrow; subdue.

Verb

overput (third-person singular simple present overputs, present participle overputting, simple past and past participle overput)

  1. (transitive) To overthrow; subdue.

Forms of overput

third-person singular presentoverputs
present participleoverputting
past participleoverput
pastoverput

Origin of overput

From Middle English overputten, equivalent to over- + put.

Questions about overput

What does overput mean?
Overput means to overthrow; subdue.
What part of speech is overput?
Overput is a verb.
What is the past tense of overput?
The past tense of overput is overput.

Words near overput in the dictionary

  1. overpursuing
  2. overpush
  3. overpushed
  4. overpushes
  5. overpushing
  6. overput
  7. overputs
  8. overqualification
  9. overqualifications
  10. overqualified
  11. overqualifies

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