overexpanded
overexpanded is the simple past and past participle of overexpand.
Meaning of overexpand
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
Questions about overexpanded
- What is overexpanded the simple past and past participle of?
- Overexpanded is the simple past and past participle of overexpand.
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