"overpicture" meaning in English

See overpicture in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overpictures [present, singular, third-person], overpicturing [participle, present], overpictured [participle, past], overpictured [past]
Etymology: over- + picture Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|picture}} over- + picture Head templates: {{en-verb}} overpicture (third-person singular simple present overpictures, present participle overpicturing, simple past and past participle overpictured)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To surpass nature in the picture or representation of; describe or portray with exaggeration. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: overexaggerate
    Sense id: en-overpicture-en-verb-D1iBC54Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overpicture meaning in English (1.4kB)

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