"overhallow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overhallows [present, singular, third-person], overhallowing [participle, present], overhallowed [participle, past], overhallowed [past]
Etymology: From over- + hallow. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over-|hallow}} over- + hallow Head templates: {{en-verb}} overhallow (third-person singular simple present overhallows, present participle overhallowing, simple past and past participle overhallowed)
  1. (transitive) To hallow excessively; make (something) too holy or hallowed Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overhallow-en-verb-lHL0LK0I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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