"overreport" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overreports [present, singular, third-person], overreporting [participle, present], overreported [participle, past], overreported [past]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-overreport-en-verb-zqoAMZZa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English verbs prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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