"overtheorize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overtheorizes [present, singular, third-person], overtheorizing [participle, present], overtheorized [participle, past], overtheorized [past]
Etymology: over- + theorize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|theorize}} over- + theorize Head templates: {{en-verb}} overtheorize (third-person singular simple present overtheorizes, present participle overtheorizing, simple past and past participle overtheorized)
  1. (intransitive) To theorize too much. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-overtheorize-en-verb-jYRyPTaN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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