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overtest

overtest verb: to subject to excessive testing.

Verb

overtest (third-person singular simple present overtests, present participle overtesting, simple past and past participle overtested)

  1. To subject to excessive testing
    • A blown fuse should not be overtested.2007, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, page 174

Forms of overtest

third-person singular presentovertests
present participleovertesting
past participleovertested
pastovertested

Origin of overtest

From over- + test.

Questions about overtest

What does overtest mean?
Overtest means to subject to excessive testing.
What part of speech is overtest?
Overtest is a verb.
What is the past tense of overtest?
The past tense of overtest is overtested.

Words near overtest in the dictionary

  1. overtension
  2. overtensioned
  3. overtensioning
  4. overtensions
  5. overtenured
  6. overtest
  7. overtested
  8. overtesting
  9. overtests
  10. overtheatrical
  11. overtheorize

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