Overapply
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To apply to excess. transitive
"German speakers, like English speakers, are prone to overapplying the weak suffix (-t) to irregular verbs, resulting in errors."
Synonyms
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More examples"German speakers, like English speakers, are prone to overapplying the weak suffix (-t) to irregular verbs, resulting in errors."
Etymology
From over- + apply.