overnourish

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verb

To nourish excessively.

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Meanings

verbovernourish (third-person singular simple present overnourishes, present participle overnourishing, simple past and past participle overnourished)

present singular third person overnourishes · participle present overnourishing · participle past overnourished · past overnourished

  1. transitiveTo nourish excessively.
    1 more example

    We prate about our civilisation and humanity, but those of us who do not carry hypocrisy to the length of self-deception know that underneath our starched shirts there lurks the savage, with all his savage instincts untouched. Occasionally he may be wanted, but we never need fear his dying out. On the other hand, it seems unwise to over-nourish him.

    1900, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men on the Bummel

Origin

From over- + nourish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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