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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overhallow en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + hallow.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To hallow excessively; make (something) too holy or hallowed
    • Then we will either "overhallow" the past and so dedicate ourselves to the suicide of overliving, or we will open up a new era of evolution marked by increased creativity, awareness and compassion. 1971, Journal of Systems Management, volume 22, page 46:
    • Rather must we build upon their summits the heaven-soaring dome of piety, binding and overhallowing the whole. 1857, An Essay on Intuitive Morals:

Forms

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overhallowing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overhallowed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overhallowed Tense=Past lexicographic
overhallows Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic