oversalt
verb
over·salt
ˌō-vər-ˈsȯlt 
oversalted; oversalting
: to add too much salt to (something)
oversalted the vegetables
Examples of oversalt in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Since salt is one of the first tastes that becomes decreased, older people may oversalt their food to compensate for the loss, leading to high blood pressure levels.
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2023
Read: easy to control, hard to oversalt.
—Lisa Elbert, Bon Appétit, 15 Aug. 2022
Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2023
Read: easy to control, hard to oversalt.
—Lisa Elbert, Bon Appétit, 15 Aug. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1610, in the meaning defined above
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“Oversalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversalt. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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