"overamplify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overamplifies [present, singular, third-person], overamplifying [participle, present], overamplified [participle, past], overamplified [past]
Etymology: From over- + amplify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|amplify}} over- + amplify Head templates: {{en-verb}} overamplify (third-person singular simple present overamplifies, present participle overamplifying, simple past and past participle overamplified)
  1. To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal
    Sense id: en-overamplify-en-verb-8aRFM8VS 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud. Categories (topical): Sound
    Sense id: en-overamplify-en-verb-Xu-zx1gh Disambiguation of Sound: 44 56 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: underamplify, amplify

Inflected forms

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