Meaning

1 senses

  1. To punctuate excessively.

Origin

From over- + punctuate.

From over- + punctuate.

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Forms

overpunctuates, overpunctuating, overpunctuated, overpunctuated
Base formoverpunctuate · to overpunctuate
3rd person singularoverpunctuates
Present participleoverpunctuating
Past simpleoverpunctuated
Past participleoverpunctuated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverpunctuate
he, she, itoverpunctuates

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverpunctuated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overpunctuated
he, she, ithas overpunctuated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overpunctuate

Antonyms

1 antonyms
underpunctuate

Word family

1 related words
Relatedoverpunctuation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overpopulationoverpoweroverpricedoverprotectiveoverqualifiedoverrateoverreact

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