Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overcolour
Participle: overcoloured
Gerund: overcolouring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | overcolour |
| you | overcolour |
| he;she;it | overcolours |
| we | overcolour |
| you | overcolour |
| they | overcolour |
Perfect
| I | have overcoloured |
| you | have overcoloured |
| he;she;it | has overcoloured |
| we | have overcoloured |
| you | have overcoloured |
| they | have overcoloured |
Past
| I | overcoloured |
| you | overcoloured |
| he;she;it | overcoloured |
| we | overcoloured |
| you | overcoloured |
| they | overcoloured |
Pluperfect
| I | had overcoloured |
| you | had overcoloured |
| he;she;it | had overcoloured |
| we | had overcoloured |
| you | had overcoloured |
| they | had overcoloured |
Future
| I | will overcolour |
| you | will overcolour |
| he;she;it | will overcolour |
| we | will overcolour |
| you | will overcolour |
| they | will overcolour |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overcoloured |
| you | will have overcoloured |
| he;she;it | will have overcoloured |
| we | will have overcoloured |
| you | will have overcoloured |
| they | will have overcoloured |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overcolour |
| you | overcolour |
| he;she;it | overcolour |
| we | overcolour |
| you | overcolour |
| they | overcolour |
Perfect
| I | have overcoloured |
| you | have overcoloured |
| he;she;it | have overcoloured |
| we | have overcoloured |
| you | have overcoloured |
| they | have overcoloured |
Imperfect
| I | overcoloured |
| you | overcoloured |
| he;she;it | overcoloured |
| we | overcoloured |
| you | overcoloured |
| they | overcoloured |
Pluperfect
| I | had overcoloured |
| you | had overcoloured |
| he;she;it | had overcoloured |
| we | had overcoloured |
| you | had overcoloured |
| they | had overcoloured |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overcolour |
| you | would overcolour |
| he;she;it | would overcolour |
| we | would overcolour |
| you | would overcolour |
| they | would overcolour |
Perfect
| I | would have overcoloured |
| you | would have overcoloured |
| he;she;it | would have overcoloured |
| we | would have overcoloured |
| you | would have overcoloured |
| they | would have overcoloured |
Imperative
| you | overcolour |
| we | Let's overcolour |
| you | overcolour |
Verbs conjugated like 'overcolour'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'overcolour'
overcolor,
overcloud,
becolour,
decolour,
encolour,
overclear,
overclock,
overclose,
overcloy,
overclub,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From over- + colour.
Sample Sentences
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But simultaneously, the growing force of her mind's intelligence, wherein was no enthusiasm to misdirect by overcolouring, enabled her to gather more than a suspicion of comparative feebleness in the man stripped of his terrors. [1895, George Meredith, The Amazing Marriage:]
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He was seized after a minute, face to face with his actual comrade, with the impulse to overcolour. [1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, 3rd part, page 78:]
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He never sought to gain or augment the confidence of his followers by concealing facts, minimising difficulties, or overcolouring expectations. [1922, Ronald McNeill, Ulster's Stand For Union:]