"overqualify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overqualifies [present, singular, third-person], overqualifying [participle, present], overqualified [participle, past], overqualified [past]
Etymology: over- + qualify Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|qualify}} over- + qualify Head templates: {{en-verb}} overqualify (third-person singular simple present overqualifies, present participle overqualifying, simple past and past participle overqualified)
  1. (transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overqualify-en-verb-HOpjhK0U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 57 43
  2. (transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overqualify-en-verb-IhsuT2Zx

Inflected forms

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