"overtan" meaning in English

See overtan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overtans [present, singular, third-person], overtanning [participle, present], overtanned [participle, past], overtanned [past]
Etymology: From over- + tan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|tan}} over- + tan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} overtan (third-person singular simple present overtans, present participle overtanning, simple past and past participle overtanned)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To tan excessively. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-overtan-en-verb-vl45CW8r 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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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "overtanned",
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    },
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        "To tan excessively."
      ],
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To tan excessively."
      ],
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        "intransitive",
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "overtanned",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overtanned",
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        "past"
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    }
  ],
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        "To tan excessively."
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