Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overnourish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overnour-ish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To nourish excessively.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We prate about our civilisation and humanity, but those of us who do not carry hypocrisy to the length of self-deception know that underneath our starched shirts there lurks the savage, with all his savage instincts untouched. Occasionally he may be wanted, but we never need fear his dying out. On the other hand, it seems unwise to over-nourish him."

Etymology

From over- + nourish.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overnourishes (present, singular) overnourishing (participle, present) overnourished (participle, past) overnourished (past)

Derived Forms

overnourished overnourishment

Questions

What does overnourish mean?: To nourish excessively.
Where does overnourish come from?: From over- + nourish.

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