superabound

[ soo-per-uh-bound ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to abound beyond something else.

  2. to be very abundant or too abundant (usually followed by in or with).

Origin of superabound

1
1400–50; late Middle English superabounden<Late Latin superabundāre, equivalent to super-super- + abundāre to abound

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British Dictionary definitions for superabound

superabound

/ (ˌsuːpərəˈbaʊnd) /


verb
  1. (intr) to abound abnormally; be in surplus

  2. rare to be more abundant than (something else)

Derived forms of superabound

  • superabundance (ˌsuːpərəˈbʌndəns), noun
  • superabundant, adjective

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