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overtempting

overtempting is the present participle and gerund 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 overtempting

What is overtempting the present participle and gerund of?
Overtempting is the present participle and gerund of overtempt.

Words near overtempting in the dictionary

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

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