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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overregularize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-reg-u-lar-ize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply (a rule of language) too widely.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + regularize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overregularizes (present, singular) overregularizing (participle, present) overregularized (participle, past) overregularized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overregularization

Questions

What does overregularize mean?
To apply (a rule of language) too widely.
Where does overregularize come from?
From over- + regularize.

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