overexpand
overexpand verb: to expand to an excessive or unwise degree.
Verb
overexpand (third-person singular simple present overexpands, present participle overexpanding, simple past and past participle overexpanded)
- To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
- Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use Graeme as evidence that Democrats have overexpanded the health program to include families wealthy enough to afford private insurance, have backed off.2007 October 10, David M. Herszenhorn, “Capitol Feud: A 12-Year-Old Is the Fodder”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020
Forms of overexpand
| third-person singular present | overexpands |
|---|---|
| present participle | overexpanding |
| past participle | overexpanded |
| past | overexpanded |
Origin of overexpand
From over- + expand.
Questions about overexpand
- What does overexpand mean?
- Overexpand means to expand to an excessive or unwise degree.
- What part of speech is overexpand?
- Overexpand is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overexpand?
- The past tense of overexpand is overexpanded.
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