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overprotect

verb

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verb

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 protect English overprotect From over- + protect.

  1. To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle