"overpromote" meaning in All languages combined

See overpromote on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overpromotes [present, singular, third-person], overpromoting [participle, present], overpromoted [participle, past], overpromoted [past]
Etymology: over- + promote Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|promote}} over- + promote Head templates: {{en-verb}} overpromote (third-person singular simple present overpromotes, present participle overpromoting, simple past and past participle overpromoted)
  1. (transitive) To promote excessively. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overpromote-en-verb-GK5dYrOU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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