"overaddress" meaning in All languages combined

See overaddress on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overaddresses [present, singular, third-person], overaddressing [participle, present], overaddressed [participle, past], overaddressed [past]
Etymology: From over- + address. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|address}} over- + address Head templates: {{en-verb}} overaddress (third-person singular simple present overaddresses, present participle overaddressing, simple past and past participle overaddressed)
  1. (transitive) To address to an excessive degree. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "overaddressed",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "text": "Secondary problems have been overaddressed, but we should be focusing on the main issues.",
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        "To address to an excessive degree."
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        "(transitive) To address to an excessive degree."
      ],
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    }
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overaddressing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overaddressed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overaddressed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
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          "text": "Secondary problems have been overaddressed, but we should be focusing on the main issues.",
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        }
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        "To address to an excessive degree."
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        "(transitive) To address to an excessive degree."
      ],
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      ]
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