"overprove" meaning in All languages combined

See overprove on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overprove.wav Forms: overproves [present, singular, third-person], overproving [participle, present], overproved [past], overproved [participle, past], overproven [participle, past]
Etymology: From over- + prove. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|prove}} over- + prove Head templates: {{en-verb|past_ptc2=overproven}} overprove (third-person singular simple present overproves, present participle overproving, simple past overproved, past participle overproved or overproven)
  1. (transitive) to prove excessively or beyond what is asked or required Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overprove-en-verb-OQ0-PWMh Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 46 54
  2. (baking) Alternative form of overproof Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: overproof Categories (topical): Baking
    Sense id: en-overprove-en-verb-rLoAzqQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Topics: baking, cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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