"overgrade" meaning in English

See overgrade in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: over- + grade Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|grade}} over- + grade Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} overgrade (not comparable)
  1. (bridge-building) Having the truss above the roadway. Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms: at-grade, undergrade
    Sense id: en-overgrade-en-adj-33YqI~wo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 48 52

Verb

Forms: overgrades [present, singular, third-person], overgrading [participle, present], overgraded [participle, past], overgraded [past]
Etymology: over- + grade Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|grade}} over- + grade Head templates: {{en-verb}} overgrade (third-person singular simple present overgrades, present participle overgrading, simple past and past participle overgraded)
  1. To award too high a grade to a student or a piece of work.
    Sense id: en-overgrade-en-verb-HrPXErJL Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 48 52

Inflected forms

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