overcompensate
overcompensate verb: to do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
Verb
overcompensate (third-person singular simple present overcompensates, present participle overcompensating, simple past and past participle overcompensated)
overcompensate meaning in Kannada
overcompensate in Kannada
- ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸು, ಮೀರಿ ನಷ್ಟ ತುಂಬು, ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪರಿಹಾರ ನೀಡು
Forms of overcompensate
| third-person singular present | overcompensates |
|---|---|
| present participle | overcompensating |
| past participle | overcompensated |
| past | overcompensated |
Origin of overcompensate
From over- + compensate.
Words formed from overcompensate
Questions about overcompensate
- What does overcompensate mean?
- Overcompensate means to do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
- What is overcompensate in Kannada?
- Overcompensate in Kannada is ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸು, ಮೀರಿ ನಷ್ಟ ತುಂಬು, ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪರಿಹಾರ ನೀಡು. See Overcompensate meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is overcompensate?
- Overcompensate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overcompensate?
- The past tense of overcompensate is overcompensated.
Words near overcompensate in the dictionary
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