Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overexplain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-ex-plain
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.

Transitive verb

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 explain English overexplain From over- + explain.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overexplains (present, singular) overexplaining (participle, present) overexplained (participle, past) overexplained (past)

Derived Forms

overexplainer

Questions

What does overexplain mean?
To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.
Where does overexplain 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 explain English overexplain From over- + explain.

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