"overlighten" meaning in All languages combined

See overlighten on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overlightens [present, singular, third-person], overlightening [participle, present], overlightened [participle, past], overlightened [past]
Etymology: over- + lighten Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|lighten}} over- + lighten Head templates: {{en-verb}} overlighten (third-person singular simple present overlightens, present participle overlightening, simple past and past participle overlightened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become too light. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-overlighten-en-verb-wmEexXhZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overlighten meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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