"overfeature" meaning in English

See overfeature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overfeatures [present, singular, third-person], overfeaturing [participle, present], overfeatured [participle, past], overfeatured [past]
Etymology: over- + feature Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|feature}} over- + feature Head templates: {{en-verb}} overfeature (third-person singular simple present overfeatures, present participle overfeaturing, simple past and past participle overfeatured)
  1. (transitive) To feature excessively. Tags: transitive Related terms: overfeatured
    Sense id: en-overfeature-en-verb-DaggPmOE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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