"overmarch" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overmarches [present, singular, third-person], overmarching [participle, present], overmarched [participle, past], overmarched [past]
Etymology: over- + march Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|march}} over- + march Head templates: {{en-verb}} overmarch (third-person singular simple present overmarches, present participle overmarching, simple past and past participle overmarched)
  1. (transitive) To cause to march too far, or too often; to exhaust by marching. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overmarch-en-verb-BnPosKyJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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