"overnumber" meaning in English

See overnumber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overnumbers [present, singular, third-person], overnumbering [participle, present], overnumbered [participle, past], overnumbered [past]
Etymology: From over- + number. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|number}} over- + number Head templates: {{en-verb}} overnumber (third-person singular simple present overnumbers, present participle overnumbering, simple past and past participle overnumbered)
  1. (transitive, archaic or non-native speakers' English) To outnumber. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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