Meanings
verbovergenerate (third-person singular simple present overgenerates, present participle overgenerating, simple past and past participle overgenerated)
present singular third person overgenerates · participle present overgenerating · participle past overgenerated · past overgenerated
- natural language processingTo assign meaning to incorrect sentences.
If you know that all the text you wish to analyse is correct, a set of rules that overgenerate a grammar would be sufficient.
Antonyms: undergenerate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo assign meaning to incorrect sentences.
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APA
overgenerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgenerate
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“overgenerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgenerate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overgenerate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgenerate.
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