"overbrighten" meaning in English

See overbrighten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overbrightens [present, singular, third-person], overbrightening [participle, present], overbrightened [participle, past], overbrightened [past]
Etymology: From over- + brighten. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|brighten}} over- + brighten Head templates: {{en-verb}} overbrighten (third-person singular simple present overbrightens, present participle overbrightening, simple past and past participle overbrightened)
  1. (transitive) To brighten excessively. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To brighten excessively."
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