overinvestigate

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verb

To investigate excessively.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

verboverinvestigate (third-person singular simple present overinvestigates, present participle overinvestigating, simple past and past participle overinvestigated)

present singular third person overinvestigates · participle present overinvestigating · participle past overinvestigated · past overinvestigated

  1. transitiveTo investigate excessively.

Origin

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APA

overinvestigate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinvestigate

MLA

“overinvestigate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinvestigate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overinvestigate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinvestigate.

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