"overabsorb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overabsorbs [present, singular, third-person], overabsorbing [participle, present], overabsorbed [participle, past], overabsorbed [past]
Etymology: From over- + absorb. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|absorb}} over- + absorb Head templates: {{en-verb}} overabsorb (third-person singular simple present overabsorbs, present participle overabsorbing, simple past and past participle overabsorbed)
  1. (transitive) To absorb too much of. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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