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overdecorate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overdec-o-rate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English decorate English overdecorate From over- + decorate.

Inflected Forms

overdecorates (present, singular) overdecorating (participle, present) overdecorated (participle, past) overdecorated (past)

Questions

What does overdecorate mean?
To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree
Where does overdecorate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English decorate English overdecorate From over- + decorate.

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