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overrestrict

overrestrict verb: to restrict excessively.

Verb

overrestrict (third-person singular simple present overrestricts, present participle overrestricting, simple past and past participle overrestricted)

  1. (transitive) To restrict excessively.

Forms of overrestrict

third-person singular presentoverrestricts
present participleoverrestricting
past participleoverrestricted
pastoverrestricted

Origin of overrestrict

From over- + restrict.

Questions about overrestrict

What does overrestrict mean?
Overrestrict means to restrict excessively.
What part of speech is overrestrict?
Overrestrict is a verb.
What is the past tense of overrestrict?
The past tense of overrestrict is overrestricted.

Words near overrestrict in the dictionary

  1. overrestoring
  2. overrestrain
  3. overrestrained
  4. overrestraining
  5. overrestrains
  6. overrestrict
  7. overrestricted
  8. overrestricting
  9. overrestriction
  10. overrestrictions
  11. overrestrictive

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