"overthicken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overthickens [present, singular, third-person], overthickening [participle, present], overthickened [participle, past], overthickened [past]
Etymology: From over- + thicken. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|thicken}} over- + thicken Head templates: {{en-verb}} overthicken (third-person singular simple present overthickens, present participle overthickening, simple past and past participle overthickened)
  1. (transitive) To thicken to an excessive degree. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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