Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overdefine
Participle: overdefined
Gerund: overdefining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | overdefine |
| you | overdefine |
| he;she;it | overdefines |
| we | overdefine |
| you | overdefine |
| they | overdefine |
Perfect
| I | have overdefined |
| you | have overdefined |
| he;she;it | has overdefined |
| we | have overdefined |
| you | have overdefined |
| they | have overdefined |
Past
| I | overdefined |
| you | overdefined |
| he;she;it | overdefined |
| we | overdefined |
| you | overdefined |
| they | overdefined |
Pluperfect
| I | had overdefined |
| you | had overdefined |
| he;she;it | had overdefined |
| we | had overdefined |
| you | had overdefined |
| they | had overdefined |
Future
| I | will overdefine |
| you | will overdefine |
| he;she;it | will overdefine |
| we | will overdefine |
| you | will overdefine |
| they | will overdefine |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overdefined |
| you | will have overdefined |
| he;she;it | will have overdefined |
| we | will have overdefined |
| you | will have overdefined |
| they | will have overdefined |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overdefine |
| you | overdefine |
| he;she;it | overdefine |
| we | overdefine |
| you | overdefine |
| they | overdefine |
Perfect
| I | have overdefined |
| you | have overdefined |
| he;she;it | have overdefined |
| we | have overdefined |
| you | have overdefined |
| they | have overdefined |
Imperfect
| I | overdefined |
| you | overdefined |
| he;she;it | overdefined |
| we | overdefined |
| you | overdefined |
| they | overdefined |
Pluperfect
| I | had overdefined |
| you | had overdefined |
| he;she;it | had overdefined |
| we | had overdefined |
| you | had overdefined |
| they | had overdefined |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overdefine |
| you | would overdefine |
| he;she;it | would overdefine |
| we | would overdefine |
| you | would overdefine |
| they | would overdefine |
Perfect
| I | would have overdefined |
| you | would have overdefined |
| he;she;it | would have overdefined |
| we | would have overdefined |
| you | would have overdefined |
| they | would have overdefined |
Imperative
| you | overdefine |
| we | Let's overdefine |
| you | overdefine |
Verbs conjugated like 'overdefine'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'overdefine'
overrefine,
overdeliver,
overdesign,
overdrain,
overdrink,
overdrive,
overdtive,
overfire,
overline,
overmine,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From over- + define.
Sample Sentences
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Most students want to overdefine every flower and leaf. In the assignment above, I spoke of “the essence of flowers.” If you overdefine and explain every petal, you will lose the sense of softness and mystery. [2001, Charles Reid, Painting Flowers in Watercolor with Charles Reid:]
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The adolescent search for a new and a reliable identity can perhaps best be seen in the persistent endeavor to define, to overdefine, and to redefine oneself and each other in often ruthless comparison […] [2011, Walter N. King, Hamlet's Search for Meaning, page 133:]