"overveil" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overveils [present, singular, third-person], overveiling [participle, present], overveiled [participle, past], overveiled [past]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From over- + veil. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|veil}} over- + veil Head templates: {{en-verb}} overveil (third-person singular simple present overveils, present participle overveiling, simple past and past participle overveiled)
  1. (transitive) To veil or cover. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overveil-en-verb-DSKifI9V
  2. (transitive) To veil or cover too much. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overveil-en-verb-WY-xS~DT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

Inflected forms

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