"overgenerate" meaning in English

See overgenerate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overgenerates [present, singular, third-person], overgenerating [participle, present], overgenerated [participle, past], overgenerated [past]
Etymology: over- + generate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|generate}} over- + generate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overgenerate (third-person singular simple present overgenerates, present participle overgenerating, simple past and past participle overgenerated)
  1. (natural language processing) To assign meaning to incorrect sentences. Related terms: overgeneration
    Sense id: en-overgenerate-en-verb-EoBkAwXS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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