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overshowed

overshowed is the simple past of overshow.

Meaning of overshow

Verb

overshow (third-person singular simple present overshows, present participle overshowing, simple past overshowed, past participle overshown)

  1. (transitive) to show excessively or too much
    • It is a grave mistake to overshow your stock, and one that the novice must always guard against.1912, George A. Townsend, Practical Rabbit Keeping - Page 103

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Questions about overshowed

What is overshowed the simple past of?
Overshowed is the simple past of overshow.

Words near overshowed in the dictionary

  1. overshortening
  2. overshortens
  3. overshot
  4. overshots
  5. overshow
  6. overshowed
  7. overshower
  8. overshowered
  9. overshowering
  10. overshowers
  11. overshowing

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