"overinterpret" meaning in English

See overinterpret in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overinterprets [present, singular, third-person], overinterpreting [participle, present], overinterpreted [participle, past], overinterpreted [past], over-interpret [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English interpret English overinterpret From over- + interpret. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|over-|interpret|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English interpret English overinterpret [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*uber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofer-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "interpret", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "overinterpret", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="overinterpret"> From over- + interpret. Head templates: {{en-verb}} overinterpret (third-person singular simple present overinterprets, present participle overinterpreting, simple past and past participle overinterpreted)
  1. To give an overinterpretation Translations (Translations): überinterpretieren (German)
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  2. To attach too much importance to an interpretation
    Sense id: en-overinterpret-en-verb-llUavRar Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 54 46

Inflected forms

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