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overprotect

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overprotect in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. care for like a mother
    "She fusses over her husband"
    mother  fuss  overprotect 
  2. protect excessively
    "Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!"
    overprotect 
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overprotect in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle
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