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overshown

overshown is the past participle 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 overshown

What is overshown the past participle of?
Overshown is the past participle of overshow.

Words near overshown in the dictionary

  1. overshower
  2. overshowered
  3. overshowering
  4. overshowers
  5. overshowing
  6. overshown
  7. overshows
  8. overshrank
  9. overshrewd
  10. overshrink
  11. overshrinking

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