"overconstruct" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overconstructs [present, singular, third-person], overconstructing [participle, present], overconstructed [participle, past], overconstructed [past]
Etymology: From over- + construct. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|construct}} over- + construct Head templates: {{en-verb}} overconstruct (third-person singular simple present overconstructs, present participle overconstructing, simple past and past participle overconstructed)
  1. (transitive) To place too great a construction upon; to exaggerate. Tags: transitive Related terms: overconstruction

Inflected forms

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