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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEREMBELLISH

overembellish  [ˌəʊvərɪmˈbɛlɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEREMBELLISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overembellish is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overembellish in English.

WHAT DOES OVEREMBELLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overembellish in the English dictionary

The definition of overembellish in the dictionary is to embellish too much.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVEREMBELLISH

PRESENT

Present
I overembellish
you overembellish
he/she/it overembellishes
we overembellish
you overembellish
they overembellish
Present continuous
I am overembellishing
you are overembellishing
he/she/it is overembellishing
we are overembellishing
you are overembellishing
they are overembellishing
Present perfect
I have overembellished
you have overembellished
he/she/it has overembellished
we have overembellished
you have overembellished
they have overembellished
Present perfect continuous
I have been overembellishing
you have been overembellishing
he/she/it has been overembellishing
we have been overembellishing
you have been overembellishing
they have been overembellishing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overembellished
you overembellished
he/she/it overembellished
we overembellished
you overembellished
they overembellished
Past continuous
I was overembellishing
you were overembellishing
he/she/it was overembellishing
we were overembellishing
you were overembellishing
they were overembellishing
Past perfect
I had overembellished
you had overembellished
he/she/it had overembellished
we had overembellished
you had overembellished
they had overembellished
Past perfect continuous
I had been overembellishing
you had been overembellishing
he/she/it had been overembellishing
we had been overembellishing
you had been overembellishing
they had been overembellishing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overembellish
you will overembellish
he/she/it will overembellish
we will overembellish
you will overembellish
they will overembellish
Future continuous
I will be overembellishing
you will be overembellishing
he/she/it will be overembellishing
we will be overembellishing
you will be overembellishing
they will be overembellishing
Future perfect
I will have overembellished
you will have overembellished
he/she/it will have overembellished
we will have overembellished
you will have overembellished
they will have overembellished
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overembellishing
you will have been overembellishing
he/she/it will have been overembellishing
we will have been overembellishing
you will have been overembellishing
they will have been overembellishing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overembellish
you would overembellish
he/she/it would overembellish
we would overembellish
you would overembellish
they would overembellish
Conditional continuous
I would be overembellishing
you would be overembellishing
he/she/it would be overembellishing
we would be overembellishing
you would be overembellishing
they would be overembellishing
Conditional perfect
I would have overembellish
you would have overembellish
he/she/it would have overembellish
we would have overembellish
you would have overembellish
they would have overembellish
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overembellishing
you would have been overembellishing
he/she/it would have been overembellishing
we would have been overembellishing
you would have been overembellishing
they would have been overembellishing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overembellish
we let´s overembellish
you overembellish
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overembellish
Past participle
overembellished
Present Participle
overembellishing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVEREMBELLISH


abolish
əˈbɒlɪʃ
accomplish
əˈkɒmplɪʃ
bullish
ˈbʊlɪʃ
churlish
ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ
delish
dɪˈlɪʃ
demolish
dɪˈmɒlɪʃ
devilish
ˈdɛvəlɪʃ
disembellish
ˌdɪsɪmˈbɛlɪʃ
disrelish
dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ
embellish
ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ
English
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ
establish
ɪˈstæblɪʃ
foolish
ˈfuːlɪʃ
hellish
ˈhɛlɪʃ
polish
ˈpɒlɪʃ
publish
ˈpʌblɪʃ
relish
ˈrɛlɪʃ
republish
ˌriːˈpʌblɪʃ
stylish
ˈstaɪlɪʃ
swellish
ˈswɛlɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEREMBELLISH

overeat
overeaten
overeater
overeating
overedit
overeducate
overeducation
overegg
overelaborate
overelaboration
overemote
overemotional
overemphasis
overemphasise
overemphasize
overemphatic
overemployment
overenamored
overencourage
overenergetic

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEREMBELLISH

American English
dollish
drollish
dullish
French polish
French-polish
fullish
gullish
John Bullish
Middle English
nail polish
Old English
Oxford English
re-establish
shoe polish
smallish
squallish
tallish
the English
ticklish

Synonyms and antonyms of overembellish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overembellish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEREMBELLISH

Find out the translation of overembellish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overembellish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overembellish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overembellish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overembellish
570 millions of speakers

English

overembellish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overembellish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overembellish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overembellish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overembellish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overembellish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overembellish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggemparkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overembellish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overembellish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overembellish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overembellish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overembellish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overembellish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अहंकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overembellish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overembellish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overembellish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overembellish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overembellish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overembellish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overembellish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overembellish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overembellish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overembellish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREMBELLISH»

The term «overembellish» is used very little and occupies the 162.248 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of overembellish
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREMBELLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overembellish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overembellish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overembellish

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEREMBELLISH»

Discover the use of overembellish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overembellish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
The comedienne star of the Chelsea Handler Show describes her experiences with misbegotten boyfriends, her eccentric mixed-religion parents and the working world, a lifetime marked by numerous inebriated misadventures.
Chelsea Handler, 2009
2
Strands of Bronze and Gold
The Bluebeard fairy tale retold.
Jane Nickerson, 2013
3
The Good Housekeeping Hostess: Entertainments for All ...
considered the pros and cons of both the practical and the artistic sides of the question, the final plan made us independent of the wiles of the florist, and was, we thought, guiltless of the sin of overembellish- ment; we didn't mind the work.
‎1904
4
Roma; Ancient, Subterranean, and Modern Rome, in World and ...
Dolci painted for religious societies and for patrons who wanted pictures for their home or private devotion; this explains his tendency to overembellish all his work . Many others of the religious pictures justly attract us, notably the three “Ecce ...
Albert Kuhn, 1916
5
Homiletic Review: An International Magazine of Religion, ...
He can grow out of the fault of overembellish- ment, but if he begins by being dry there is little hope for him. He will grow dryer and dryer as the years pass. I think young ministers are wont to spread their reading over a much larger territory ...
‎1900
6
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
After the picture had made its way through school, things started to die down, and only once in awhile would someone mention my movie-star status. In those instances, I made sure not to overembellish the fanta- sies that played out in my ...
Chelsea Handler, 2014
7
Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude
Many of us feel the need to overembellish because the ideal in our society is a whispery one. one in which we all have plenty of opportunities for sharing and support. In fact, ours has been described as a “confessional culture,” one in which ...
Emily White, 2010
8
The Homiletic Review
He can grow out of the fault of overembellish- ment, but if he begins by being dry there is little hope for him. He will grow dryer and dryer as the years pass. I think young ministers aro wont to spread their reading over a much larger terri tory ...
‎1900
9
Whatsoever Things Are Lovely: Must-Have Accessories for ...
Is it even possible to overembellish? Not in my bling-book. Personally, I'm continually adding more and more baubles and bangles. It's more than just the fact that you rarely have to say, “Do these earrings make me look fat?” Accessories not ...
Rhonda Rhea, 2009
10
The Spirit of the Sword: Iaido, Kendo, and Test Cutting with ...
We also cannot forget that this article was printed during a war, when newspapers will overembellish things for propaganda reasons, and the story became famous at that time. Machine guns are made from tempered steel, which is a far cry ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEREMBELLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overembellish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Manglehorn' review: Film is flawed, Al Pacino isn't
Elsewhere, though, he and screenwriter Paul Logan overembellish, adding symbolic flourishes and magical embellishments that don't add to a ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
2
Restaurant Review: Keith McNally's Cherche Midi
Here and there, the kitchen tends to overembellish. The decent roasted salmon comes with a lentil salad that tries to do too many things at once ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
3
Happy Reaper is Blizzard's April Fools' Day spin on Flappy Bird
... though, is Blizzard's noteworthy "feature highlights," which clearly pokes fun at how developers/publishers overembellish about their game. «GameZone, Apr 14»
4
'The Voice' 2014 recap: Battle royale between Josh Kaufman, Delvin …
The rehearsal isn't great, and Blake and Chris both tell them not to overembellish. And yet they both kinda do, Sam more than Christina ... «NJ.com, Mar 14»
5
Trapped in Beckett's Agony
And while Ms. Stevenson has been known to overembellish the occasional performance, her vocal swoops this go-round are always in the ... «New York Times, Feb 14»
6
How to Write an Employee Self Evaluation
While all employees want to present themselves in the best light possible, Lauby believes it's critical that they don't overembellish what they ... «BusinessNewsDaily, Dec 13»
7
Here's Pete Maravich Giving Alabama Fans The Double Bird
He kept taking me aside, telling me to overembellish my emotions, all the while for take after take I'm trying my best, but he's not having any of it. «Deadspin, Nov 13»
8
Orange County Supervisors and CalOptima Under FPPC …
They don't overembellish, they're not arrogant about who or what they are. And they should be respected. But respect is earned." “I want so ... «VoiceofOC, Jun 13»
9
New Year's Eve style guide
"Don't overembellish," Weiss said. "You don't need beads and sequins and feathers. Pick one." As for the glitz and gold, use the sparkles as a ... «RedEye Chicago, Dec 12»
10
Graphic Contents
“There's such a temptation to overembellish,” she says, “especially if you love things, as I do.” But underembellishing, she adds, makes a room ... «New York Times, Mar 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Overembellish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overembellish>. May 2024 ».
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