superabound
[ soo-per-uh-bound ]
/ ˌsu pər əˈbaʊnd /
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verb (used without object)
to abound beyond something else.
to be very abundant or too abundant (usually followed by in or with).
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Words nearby superabound
sup, Sup. Ct., supe, super, superable, superabound, superabsorbent, superabundant, superacute, superadd, superaerodynamics
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Example sentences from the Web for superabound
They lavish on their masters, with the best grace in the world, the nutritious juices with which their bodies superabound.
The Insect World|Louis FiguierThe more population abounds, the more will subsistence superabound, is his comfortable counter-proposition to Malthusianism.
Contemporary Socialism|John RaeIt is possible that nitrates may superabound in the soil from the oxydizement of the nitrogen of a superfluity of ammonia.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II|William Sleeman
British Dictionary definitions for superabound
superabound
/ (ˌsuːpərəˈbaʊnd) /
verb
(intr) to abound abnormally; be in surplus
rare to be more abundant than (something else)
Derived forms of superabound
superabundance (ˌsuːpərəˈbʌndəns), nounsuperabundant, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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