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overtoned

overtoned is the simple past and past participle of overtone.

Meaning of overtone

Verb

overtone (third-person singular simple present overtones, present participle overtoning, simple past and past participle overtoned)

  1. (transitive) To give an overtone to.
    • The flesh tints appear to have been darkened by being overworked; the draperies are overtoned in the same way […]1860, The Art Journal, page 39

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Questions about overtoned

What is overtoned the simple past and past participle of?
Overtoned is the simple past and past participle of overtone.

Words near overtoned in the dictionary

  1. Overton County
  2. Overton window
  3. Overton windows
  4. overtone
  5. overtone singing
  6. overtoned
  7. overtones
  8. overtoning
  9. Overtons
  10. overtook
  11. overtop

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