Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overexpress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: over-ex-press
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To artificially express (a gene) in increased quantity.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English express English overexpress From over- + express.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overexpresses (present, singular) overexpressing (participle, present) overexpressed (participle, past) overexpressed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overexpresser overexpression

Antonyms

underexpress

Questions

What does overexpress mean?: To artificially express (a gene) in increased quantity.
Where does overexpress come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English express English overexpress From over- + express.

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