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o·ver·pro·tect
 overprotect
- pronunciation:
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v
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tekt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
overprotected, overprotecting, overprotects |
| definition: |
to guard or protect too much.
My father overprotected me when I was a child.- synonyms:
- baby, coddle, cosset, mollycoddle, pamper
- similar words:
- dote, indulge, overindulge, smother, spoil
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| related words: |
hover, smother |
| derivations: |
overprotective (adj.), overprotection (n.) |
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