Word: overoperate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
o
per
ate
Definition: To perform too many surgical operations.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: operate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: operātus
Language: la
Decoded: operatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: worked, laboured, toiled