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overhasten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-has-ten
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hasten excessively; to rush

Etymology

From over- + hasten.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overhastens (present, singular) overhastening (participle, present) overhastened (participle, past) overhastened (past)

Questions

What does overhasten mean?
To hasten excessively; to rush
Where does overhasten come from?
From over- + hasten.

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