Overextend
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overextend is a verb meaning To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
Meaning
To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
More Meanings
- (linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
- (chess, transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
Word Forms
- overextends
- overextending
- overextended
Synonyms for overextend
Depending on context, synonyms include overstrain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overstrain, overexpand, overstretch, overreach, overdo, outgo.
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