"overcloy" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overcloys [present, singular, third-person], overcloying [participle, present], overcloyed [participle, past], overcloyed [past]
Etymology: From over- + cloy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|cloy}} over- + cloy Head templates: {{en-verb}} overcloy (third-person singular simple present overcloys, present participle overcloying, simple past and past participle overcloyed)
  1. (transitive, dated) To fill beyond satiety. Tags: dated, transitive

Inflected forms

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