OVERSATURATE

Etymology

Verb

oversaturate (third-person singular simple present oversaturates, present participle oversaturating, simple past and past participle oversaturated)

To saturate to excess.

Sharpening a photograph can oversaturate the colours.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*sat"u*rate, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Supersaturate.]

Definition: To saturate to excess.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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