verb
Meaning 1
To saturate to excess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Sharpening a photograph can oversaturate the colours.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oversaturate
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English saturate English oversaturate From over- + saturate.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: пересыща́ть (peresyščátʹ) — Translations