overregularize en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + regularize.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To apply (a rule of language) too widely.
A child familiar with past tenses formed with "-ed" overregularizes by saying "goed" instead of "went".
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overregularizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overregularizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overregularized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overregularized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |