"overschool" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overschools [present, singular, third-person], overschooling [participle, present], overschooled [participle, past], overschooled [past]
Etymology: over- + school Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|school}} over- + school Head templates: {{en-verb}} overschool (third-person singular simple present overschools, present participle overschooling, simple past and past participle overschooled)
  1. To school to excess; to give too much training.
    Sense id: en-overschool-en-verb-~zUOsluB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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