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overextend Definition

over·extend (-ek stend′)

transitive verb

to extend beyond reasonable limits or beyond one's capacity to meet obligations or commitments

overextend Related Forms
o′ver·exten′·sion (-ek sten′s̸hən) noun
overextend Usage Examples

Object

  • conjunction: Unlike the letter stimuli, subjects were clearly overextending the face conjunctions.
  • neck: Beware of overextending the neck, which can cause damage.

Modifying Another Word

  • n't: You are n't overextending your employees First General Services Canada behind whites in.
  • already: The IPCC Third Assessment Report notes that this would place additional stress on the already overextended health systems of most Pacific Island Countries.
  • often: Likewise, intelligence ( 51 % ) was more often overextended than emotional expression ( 13 % ).