"overprepare" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overprepares [present, singular, third-person], overpreparing [participle, present], overprepared [participle, past], overprepared [past]
Etymology: over- + prepare Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|prepare}} over- + prepare Head templates: {{en-verb}} overprepare (third-person singular simple present overprepares, present participle overpreparing, simple past and past participle overprepared)
  1. (transitive) To prepare excessively; to make ready more than is necessary for a specific future purpose. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overprepare-en-verb-uzTlaRom Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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