oversalt
verb
over·salt
ˌō-vər-ˈsȯlt 
oversalted; oversalting
: to add too much salt to (something)
oversalted the vegetables
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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
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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
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“Oversalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversalt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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