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oversedating

oversedating is the present participle and gerund of oversedate.

Meaning of oversedate

Verb

oversedate (third-person singular simple present oversedates, present participle oversedating, simple past and past participle oversedated)

  1. (transitive) To sedate excessively.
    • But the practice has drawn mounting criticism from doctors and dentists who say it poses a dangerous risk of patients being oversedated by dentists who often have completed only a 24-hour training course and are not equipped to safely monitor the drugs.2008 March 6, Sarah Kershaw, “My Root Canal? It’s a Blur”, in New York Times

Questions about oversedating

What is oversedating the present participle and gerund of?
Oversedating is the present participle and gerund of oversedate.

Words near oversedating in the dictionary

  1. oversecuring
  2. oversecurity
  3. oversedate
  4. oversedated
  5. oversedates
  6. oversedating
  7. oversedation
  8. oversedations
  9. oversee
  10. overseeable
  11. overseed

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