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English
Etymology
over- + extend
Verb
overextend (third-person singular simple present overextends, present participle overextending, simple past and past participle overextended)
- To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit.
- (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.
Derived terms
Translations
to expand or extend to an excessive degree
to apply (a term) to too many referents