"overgrieve" meaning in English

See overgrieve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overgrieves [present, singular, third-person], overgrieving [participle, present], overgrieved [participle, past], overgrieved [past]
Etymology: From over- + grieve. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|grieve}} over- + grieve Head templates: {{en-verb}} overgrieve (third-person singular simple present overgrieves, present participle overgrieving, simple past and past participle overgrieved)
  1. To grieve excessively.

Inflected forms

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