Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-mine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mine excessively.

Transitive verb

verb

To view an object in terms of its effects on or relationships with others, in object-oriented ontology.

Example Sentences

"We can even go further: when we consider an object in everyday life we do not usually just undermine or overmine it as if it demanded an either/or approach, but rather we run the two processes in tandem: duomining, as Harman labels it."

Etymology

From over- + mine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overmines (present, singular) overmining (participle, present) overmined (participle, past) overmined (past)

Frequently Paired Words

undermine

Questions

What does overmine mean?: To mine excessively.
Where does overmine come from?: From over- + mine.

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