"overproliferate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overproliferates [present, singular, third-person], overproliferating [participle, present], overproliferated [participle, past], overproliferated [past]
Etymology: over- + proliferate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|proliferate}} over- + proliferate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overproliferate (third-person singular simple present overproliferates, present participle overproliferating, simple past and past participle overproliferated)
  1. To proliferate excessively.
    Sense id: en-overproliferate-en-verb-3GIx-~sx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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