"overclutter" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overclutters [present, singular, third-person], overcluttering [participle, present], overcluttered [participle, past], overcluttered [past]
Etymology: over- + clutter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|clutter}} over- + clutter Head templates: {{en-verb}} overclutter (third-person singular simple present overclutters, present participle overcluttering, simple past and past participle overcluttered)
  1. To clutter to an undesirable extent.
    Sense id: en-overclutter-en-verb-yky6GeTC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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