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overwitted

overwitted is the simple past and past participle 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 overwitted

What is overwitted the simple past and past participle of?
Overwitted is the simple past and past participle of overwit.

Words near overwitted in the dictionary

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

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