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overprotect
verb
1. care for like a mother
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She fusses over her husband

• Syn: ↑mother, ↑fuss
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fuss (for: ↑fuss), ↑mother (for: ↑mother)
• Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑give care
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Somebody ——s PP

 (for: ↑fuss)
2. protect excessively
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Don't overprotect your son—he is an adult now!

• Derivationally related forms: ↑overprotection
• Hypernyms: ↑protect
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
: to protect or shield unduly or excessively

overprotected children

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v.t.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.