"overreport" meaning in English

See overreport in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overreports [present, singular, third-person], overreporting [participle, present], overreported [participle, past], overreported [past]
Etymology: From over- + report. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|report|pos=verb}} over- + report Head templates: {{en-verb}} overreport (third-person singular simple present overreports, present participle overreporting, simple past and past participle overreported)
  1. (transitive) To report too much or too often. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To report too much or too often."
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        "(transitive) To report too much or too often."
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