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verbovergain (third-person singular simple present overgains, present participle overgaining, simple past and past participle overgained)
present singular third person overgains · participle present overgaining · participle past overgained · past overgained
- To gain too much.
to overgain weight during pregnancy
- transitiveTo apply too much gain to (a signal).
Second, the practitioner must be careful to avoid overgaining the spectral display, which can cause indistinct envelopes.
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noun
- Excessive gain.
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