"overpublicize" meaning in English

See overpublicize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overpublicizes [present, singular, third-person], overpublicizing [participle, present], overpublicized [participle, past], overpublicized [past]
Etymology: From over- + publicize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|publicize}} over- + publicize Head templates: {{en-verb}} overpublicize (third-person singular simple present overpublicizes, present participle overpublicizing, simple past and past participle overpublicized)
  1. (transitive) To publicize excessively. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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