"overgain" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: over- + gain Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|gain}} over- + gain Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} overgain
  1. Excessive gain.
    Sense id: en-overgain-en-noun-Am4gGcwh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 18 10

Verb

Forms: overgains [present, singular, third-person], overgaining [participle, present], overgained [participle, past], overgained [past]
Etymology: over- + gain Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|gain}} over- + gain Head templates: {{en-verb}} overgain (third-person singular simple present overgains, present participle overgaining, simple past and past participle overgained)
  1. To gain too much.
    Sense id: en-overgain-en-verb-EGLdbZTu Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 31 45 24
  2. (transitive) To apply too much gain to (a signal). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overgain-en-verb-X5AmVk18

Inflected forms

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