"overfloat" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈfləʊt/ Forms: overfloats [present, singular, third-person], overfloating [participle, present], overfloated [participle, past], overfloated [past]
Etymology: over- + float Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|float}} over- + float Head templates: {{en-verb}} overfloat (third-person singular simple present overfloats, present participle overfloating, simple past and past participle overfloated)
  1. (archaic) To overflow. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-overfloat-en-verb-cNwfV1Gi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. To float above
    Sense id: en-overfloat-en-verb-pSSk5jFT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 38 62

Inflected forms

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