"overtrace" meaning in English

See overtrace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overtraces [present, singular, third-person], overtracing [participle, present], overtraced [participle, past], overtraced [past]
Etymology: over- + trace Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|trace}} over- + trace Head templates: {{en-verb}} overtrace (third-person singular simple present overtraces, present participle overtracing, simple past and past participle overtraced)
  1. (transitive) To trace over. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overtrace-en-verb-qX3H3sxL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overtrace meaning in English (1.2kB)

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