over-communicate

o·ver-com·mu·ni·cate

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Definitions of over-communicate word

verb with object over-communicate to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness. 1
verb with object over-communicate to give to another; impart; transmit: to communicate a disease. 1
verb with object over-communicate to administer the Eucharist to. 1
verb with object over-communicate Archaic. to share in or partake of. 1
verb without object over-communicate to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like, by writing, speaking, etc.: They communicate with each other every day. 1
verb without object over-communicate to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily or effectively. 1

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; < Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common, equivalent to commūn(is) common + -icāre v. suffix

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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