"overserve" meaning in English

See overserve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overserves [present, singular, third-person], overserving [participle, present], overserved [participle, past], overserved [past]
Etymology: From over- + serve. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|serve}} over- + serve Head templates: {{en-verb}} overserve (third-person singular simple present overserves, present participle overserving, simple past and past participle overserved)
  1. (transitive) To serve too much (especially alcohol to an intoxicated person). Tags: transitive Related terms: overservice

Inflected forms

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