"overassert" meaning in English

See overassert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overasserts [present, singular, third-person], overasserting [participle, present], overasserted [participle, past], overasserted [past]
Etymology: over- + assert Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|assert}} over- + assert Head templates: {{en-verb}} overassert (third-person singular simple present overasserts, present participle overasserting, simple past and past participle overasserted)
  1. (transitive) To assert too forcefully. Tags: transitive Related terms: overassertion, overassertive
    Sense id: en-overassert-en-verb-XzRMqXpk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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