Meaning

3 senses
  1. To make spelling mistakes by adding extra letters.

  2. To state something in too much detail or too explicitly.

  3. To take over by a magic spell.

Origin

From over- + spell.

From over- + spell.

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Forms

overspells, overspelling, overspelled, overspelled
Base formoverspell · to overspell
3rd person singularoverspells
Present participleoverspelling
Past simpleoverspelled
Past participleoverspelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverspell
he, she, itoverspells

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverspelled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overspell

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overspell — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto