"overassist" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overassists [present, singular, third-person], overassisting [participle, present], overassisted [participle, past], overassisted [past]
Etymology: over- + assist Etymology templates: {{af|en|over-|assist}} over- + assist Head templates: {{en-verb}} overassist (third-person singular simple present overassists, present participle overassisting, simple past and past participle overassisted)
  1. To assist to an excessive degree.
    Sense id: en-overassist-en-verb-77B~M4uU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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