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overrefine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-refine
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To refine to an excessive degree.

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 refine English overrefine From over- + refine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overrefines (present, singular) overrefining (participle, present) overrefined (participle, past) overrefined (past) over-refine (alternative)

Synonyms

over-refine

Questions

What does overrefine mean?
To refine to an excessive degree.
Where does overrefine 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 refine English overrefine From over- + refine.

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