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terms | overapplied |

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb overapplied is

(overapply).

terms

English

Noun

(head)
  • Statistics

    * ----

    overapplied

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overapply)

  • overapply

    English

    Verb

  • To apply to excess.
  • * 1999 , Steven Pinker, Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
  • German speakers, like English speakers, are prone to overapplying the weak suffix (-t ) to irregular verbs, resulting in errors.