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overcompensates

overcompensates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overcompensates

What is overcompensates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overcompensates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcompensate.

Words near overcompensates in the dictionary

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

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