"overedit" meaning in English

See overedit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overedits [present, singular, third-person], overediting [participle, present], overedited [participle, past], overedited [past]
Etymology: From over- + edit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|edit}} over- + edit Head templates: {{en-verb}} overedit (third-person singular simple present overedits, present participle overediting, simple past and past participle overedited)
  1. To edit something too much.
    Sense id: en-overedit-en-verb-4Vo8nCbn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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