"overcertify" meaning in English

See overcertify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overcertifies [present, singular, third-person], overcertifying [participle, present], overcertified [participle, past], overcertified [past]
Etymology: over- + certify Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|certify}} over- + certify Head templates: {{en-verb}} overcertify (third-person singular simple present overcertifies, present participle overcertifying, simple past and past participle overcertified)
  1. (transitive) To certify beyond the actual value. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overcertify-en-verb-79Q-dUbi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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