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overcompensated

overcompensated is the simple past and past participle of overcompensate.

Meaning of overcompensate

Verb

overcompensate (third-person singular simple present overcompensates, present participle overcompensating, simple past and past participle overcompensated)

  1. (intransitive) To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
  2. (transitive) To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed.

Questions about overcompensated

What is overcompensated the simple past and past participle of?
Overcompensated is the simple past and past participle of overcompensate.

Words near overcompensated in the dictionary

  1. overcompartmentalized
  2. overcompartmentalizes
  3. overcompartmentalizing
  4. overcompassionate
  5. overcompensate
  6. overcompensated
  7. overcompensates
  8. overcompensating
  9. overcompensatingly
  10. overcompensation
  11. overcompensations

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