overregularize

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verb

To apply (a rule of language) too widely.

“A child familiar with past tenses formed with "-ed" overregularizes by saying "goed" instead of "went".”

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Meanings

verboverregularize (third-person singular simple present overregularizes, present participle overregularizing, simple past and past participle overregularized)

present singular third person overregularizes · participle present overregularizing · participle past overregularized · past overregularized

  1. intransitivehuman sciencesTo apply (a rule of language) too widely.

    A child familiar with past tenses formed with "-ed" overregularizes by saying "goed" instead of "went".

Origin

From over- + regularize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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