overdecorate

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verb

To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree

OriginEnglish decorate ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

verboverdecorate (third-person singular simple present overdecorates, present participle overdecorating, simple past and past participle overdecorated)

present singular third person overdecorates · participle present overdecorating · participle past overdecorated · past overdecorated

  1. To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bedizenoveradorn

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishdecorate
  8. Englishoverdecorate

From over- + decorate.

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Translations

Finnish koristaa liikaa, ylikoristaa
  • koristaa liikaato decorate excessively
  • ylikoristaato decorate excessively
  • ylikoristellato decorate excessively
Cite this entry
APA

overdecorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdecorate

MLA

“overdecorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdecorate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdecorate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdecorate.

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