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overtempted

overtempted is the simple past and past participle of overtempt.

Meaning of overtempt

Verb

overtempt (third-person singular simple present overtempts, present participle overtempting, simple past and past participle overtempted)

  1. To tempt exceedingly, or beyond someone's resistance.
    • the soul[…]should be overtempted and cast away1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

Questions about overtempted

What is overtempted the simple past and past participle of?
Overtempted is the simple past and past participle of overtempt.

Words near overtempted in the dictionary

  1. overtemp
  2. overtemperature
  3. overtemperatures
  4. overtemps
  5. overtempt
  6. overtempted
  7. overtempting
  8. overtempts
  9. overtenacious
  10. overtender
  11. overtenderly

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