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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overemploy en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + employ.

Meanings

  1. To overuse.
    • He overemploys several constructions — most obviously dance trios in which the three dancers all follow the same figure-eight floor pattern — and several steps (notably the Bournonville grand jeté, an advancing jump toward the audience with back leg held at an angle). 2015 October 22, Alastair Macaulay, “Review: American Ballet Theater’s Opening Gala”, in New York Times:

Forms

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overemployed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overemployed Tense=Past lexicographic
overemploys Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overemploying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic