"overspice" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overspices [present, singular, third-person], overspicing [participle, present], overspiced [participle, past], overspiced [past]
Etymology: over- + spice Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|spice}} over- + spice Head templates: {{en-verb}} overspice (third-person singular simple present overspices, present participle overspicing, simple past and past participle overspiced)
  1. (transitive) To add too much spice to (a dish). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overspice-en-verb-F7jEAioR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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