"overimagine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overimagines [present, singular, third-person], overimagining [participle, present], overimagined [participle, past], overimagined [past]
Etymology: over- + imagine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|imagine}} over- + imagine Head templates: {{en-verb}} overimagine (third-person singular simple present overimagines, present participle overimagining, simple past and past participle overimagined)
  1. (transitive) To imagine with excessively elaborate detail, or in an exaggerated fashion. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overimagine-en-verb-a8iI4Zm~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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