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overtempts

overtempts is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overtempts

What is overtempts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overtempts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overtempt.

Words near overtempts in the dictionary

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

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