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overclaim

overclaim verb: to claim too much.

Verb

overclaim (third-person singular simple present overclaims, present participle overclaiming, simple past and past participle overclaimed)

  1. (transitive) To claim too much.
    • Smith says: "Performance has not been perfect, and I've been around long enough to not take things for granted or to overclaim. But we're up to 96%-97% PPM [Public Performance Measure] and a very high proportion of that is absolutely 100% on time.2023 February 8, Paul Stephen with Howard Smith, “Elizabeth Line: "It's not job done yet"”, in RAIL, number 976, page 35

Forms of overclaim

third-person singular presentoverclaims
present participleoverclaiming
past participleoverclaimed
pastoverclaimed

Origin of overclaim

From over- + claim.

Questions about overclaim

What does overclaim mean?
Overclaim means to claim too much.
What part of speech is overclaim?
Overclaim is a verb.
What is the past tense of overclaim?
The past tense of overclaim is overclaimed.

Words near overclaim in the dictionary

  1. overcivilizing
  2. overclad
  3. overcladded
  4. overcladding
  5. overclads
  6. overclaim
  7. overclaimed
  8. overclaiming
  9. overclaims
  10. overclasp
  11. overclasped

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