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overpursue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-pur-sue
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pursue too far.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + pursue.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overpursues (present, singular) overpursuing (participle, present) overpursued (participle, past) overpursued (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overpursuit

Questions

What does overpursue mean?
To pursue too far.
Where does overpursue come from?
From over- + pursue.

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