"overfortify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overfortifies [present, singular, third-person], overfortifying [participle, present], overfortified [participle, past], overfortified [past]
Etymology: From over- + fortify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|fortify}} over- + fortify Head templates: {{en-verb}} overfortify (third-person singular simple present overfortifies, present participle overfortifying, simple past and past participle overfortified)
  1. (transitive) To fortify excessively. Tags: transitive Related terms: overfortification

Inflected forms

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