"overmeasure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overmeasures [plural]
Etymology: over- + measure Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|measure}} over- + measure Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overmeasure (countable and uncountable, plural overmeasures)
  1. Excessive measure; surplus. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overmeasure-en-noun-TTGGhE8N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 60 40

Verb

Forms: overmeasures [present, singular, third-person], overmeasuring [participle, present], overmeasured [participle, past], overmeasured [past]
Etymology: over- + measure Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|measure}} over- + measure Head templates: {{en-verb}} overmeasure (third-person singular simple present overmeasures, present participle overmeasuring, simple past and past participle overmeasured)
  1. To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.
    Sense id: en-overmeasure-en-verb-ICX38lUP

Inflected forms

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