"overexpose" meaning in English

See overexpose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overexposes [present, singular, third-person], overexposing [participle, present], overexposed [participle, past], overexposed [past]
Etymology: From over- + expose. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|expose|pos=verb}} over- + expose Head templates: {{en-verb}} overexpose (third-person singular simple present overexposes, present participle overexposing, simple past and past participle overexposed)
  1. To expose excessively.
    Sense id: en-overexpose-en-verb-AVNj4HZN Categories (other): English verbs prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English verbs prefixed with over-: 32 32 36
  2. To provide excessive publicity or reporting regarding (a person, event, etc.).
    Sense id: en-overexpose-en-verb-~rH5l8D2 Categories (other): English verbs prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English verbs prefixed with over-: 32 32 36
  3. (photography) To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image. Categories (topical): Photography Translations (in photography): преекспонирам (preeksponiram) (Bulgarian), surexposer (French), überbelichten (German), túlexponál (Hungarian), prześwietlać [imperfective] (Polish), prześwietlić [perfective] (Polish), sobre-expor (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-overexpose-en-verb-I7XdKBFW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English verbs prefixed with over-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 13 71 Disambiguation of English verbs prefixed with over-: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 18 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 14 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 9 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 15 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 12 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 25 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 13 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 31 54 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'in photography': 27 4 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: overexposure

Inflected forms

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