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to overcook
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to cook food for too long or at too high a temperature, resulting in a loss of flavor, texture, or nutritional value
Transitive: to overcook food
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
overcook
3rd person singular
overcooks
Past simple
overcooked
Past participle
overcooked
Examples
Be careful not to overcook the vegetables, as they will become mushy.
Lexical Tree
overcook
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