"overmagnify" meaning in All languages combined

See overmagnify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overmagnifies [present, singular, third-person], overmagnifying [participle, present], overmagnified [participle, past], overmagnified [past]
Etymology: From over- + magnify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|magnify}} over- + magnify Head templates: {{en-verb}} overmagnify (third-person singular simple present overmagnifies, present participle overmagnifying, simple past and past participle overmagnified)
  1. To magnify too much.
    Sense id: en-overmagnify-en-verb-eBJEeiyK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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