overkeep

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verb

To keep or observe too strictly.

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Meanings

verboverkeep (third-person singular simple present overkeeps, present participle overkeeping, simple past and past participle overkept)

present singular third person overkeeps · participle present overkeeping · participle past overkept · past overkept

  1. transitiveTo keep or observe too strictly.
  2. transitiveTo keep too long.

Origin

From over- + keep.

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APA

overkeep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overkeep

MLA

“overkeep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overkeep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overkeep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overkeep.

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