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overwits

overwits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwit.

Meaning of overwit

Verb

overwit (third-person singular simple present overwits, present participle overwitting, simple past and past participle overwitted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To outwit.
    • He knows no guilt, who knows no sin.
      ⁠Yet well they merit to be pitied,
      By clients always overwitted.c. 1728, Jonathan Swift, The Answer to Paulus, an Epigram

Questions about overwits

What is overwits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overwits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwit.

Words near overwits in the dictionary

  1. overwithered
  2. overwithheld
  3. overwithhold
  4. overwithholding
  5. overwithholds
  6. overwits
  7. overwitted
  8. overwitting
  9. overwoke
  10. overwoman
  11. overwomanly

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