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overprotect

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. care for like a mother

    verb.social

    Synonyms fuss mother

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. protect excessively

    verb.competition

    Examples
    Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

overprizeoverproduceoverproductionoverpromptoverproofoverproportionoverprotectionoverprotectiveoverproudoverprovidentoverprovokeoverquell

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