Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgovern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-gov-ern
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To govern with too much rigidity or precision.

Example Sentences

"In Europe, he says, we over-govern. The subjects of European governments would seem, according to his notion, to be brought into this world only to be licked and taxed."
"He should not overgovern his neighbors and they should not overgovern him with countless laws calling for more clerks, more police and more rules and regulations and orders which few persons will obey."

Etymology

From over- + govern.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

overgoverns (present, singular) overgoverning (participle, present) overgoverned (participle, past) overgoverned (past)

Frequently Paired Words

micromanage

Questions

What does overgovern mean?: To govern with too much rigidity or precision.
Where does overgovern come from?: From over- + govern.

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