"overstratify" meaning in English

See overstratify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overstratifies [present, singular, third-person], overstratifying [participle, present], overstratified [participle, past], overstratified [past]
Etymology: From over- + stratify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|stratify}} over- + stratify Head templates: {{en-verb}} overstratify (third-person singular simple present overstratifies, present participle overstratifying, simple past and past participle overstratified)
  1. To stratify excessively.
    Sense id: en-overstratify-en-verb-MLUXyf0p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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