"overimpress" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overimpresses [present, singular, third-person], overimpressing [participle, present], overimpressed [participle, past], overimpressed [past]
Etymology: From over- + impress. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|impress}} over- + impress Head templates: {{en-verb}} overimpress (third-person singular simple present overimpresses, present participle overimpressing, simple past and past participle overimpressed)
  1. (transitive) To impress too much. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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