"overenunciate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overenunciates [present, singular, third-person], overenunciating [participle, present], overenunciated [participle, past], overenunciated [past]
Etymology: over- + enunciate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|enunciate}} over- + enunciate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overenunciate (third-person singular simple present overenunciates, present participle overenunciating, simple past and past participle overenunciated)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To enunciate too strongly. Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: overenunciation
    Sense id: en-overenunciate-en-verb-tGNAEsw~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overenunciate meaning in English (1.7kB)

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