"overperceive" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overperceives [present, singular, third-person], overperceiving [participle, present], overperceived [participle, past], overperceived [past]
Etymology: over- + perceive Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|over|perceive}} over- + perceive Head templates: {{en-verb}} overperceive (third-person singular simple present overperceives, present participle overperceiving, simple past and past participle overperceived)
  1. (transitive) To perceive to a greater degree than actually exists. Tags: transitive Related terms: overperception
    Sense id: en-overperceive-en-verb-wp14iFGe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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