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To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach..
Use over extend when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Over extend means To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach..
Common synonyms include overstrain.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use over extend where its definition matches the intended context.
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