overexplain

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verb

To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.

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

verboverexplain (third-person singular simple present overexplains, present participle overexplaining, simple past and past participle overexplained)

present singular third person overexplains · participle present overexplaining · participle past overexplained · past overexplained

  1. transitiveTo explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.

Origin

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

From over- + explain.

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Translations

Portuguese explicar demais
  • explicar demaisTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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