"overembrace" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overembraces [present, singular, third-person], overembracing [participle, present], overembraced [participle, past], overembraced [past]
Etymology: From over- + embrace. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|embrace}} over- + embrace Head templates: {{en-verb}} overembrace (third-person singular simple present overembraces, present participle overembracing, simple past and past participle overembraced)
  1. (transitive) to embrace too often or to an excessive degree Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overembrace-en-verb-od0ZTSvA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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