overimpose
overimpose · overimposes · overimposed · overimposing
To impose too much or too oftenTo impose too much or too often.
Meaning
1 sensesTo impose too much or too often.
a state that overimposes capital punishment
an attempt to overimpose order on a teenager's messy bedroom
Origin
From over- + impose.From over- + impose.
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Forms
overimposes, overimposing, overimposed, overimposed| Base form | overimpose · to overimpose |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overimposes |
| Present participle | overimposing |
| Past simple | overimposed |
| Past participle | overimposed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedoverimposable
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle