"overbrew" meaning in English

See overbrew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overbrews [present, singular, third-person], overbrewing [participle, present], overbrewed [participle, past], overbrewed [past]
Etymology: over- + brew Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|brew}} over- + brew Head templates: {{en-verb}} overbrew (third-person singular simple present overbrews, present participle overbrewing, simple past and past participle overbrewed)
  1. To brew for too long.
    Sense id: en-overbrew-en-verb-o0YwQ-Jb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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