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over·sell (ō′vər sel′)

transitive verb oversold -·sold′, overselling -·sell′·ing

  1. to sell more than can be supplied
  2. ☆ to promote, try to persuade, etc. to such an extreme degree as to defeat one's purposes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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