Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overembrace

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overem-brace
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to embrace too often or to an excessive degree

Transitive verb

Etymology

From over- + embrace.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overembraces (present, singular) overembracing (participle, present) overembraced (participle, past) overembraced (past)

Questions

What does overembrace mean?
to embrace too often or to an excessive degree
Where does overembrace come from?
From over- + embrace.

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