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overextended

overextended is the simple past and past participle of overextend.

Meaning of overextend

Verb

overextend (third-person singular simple present overextends, present participle overextending, simple past and past participle overextended)

  1. To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
  2. (transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
  3. (transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.

Adjective

overextended (comparative more overextended, superlative most overextended)

  1. extended or expanded beyond a safe limit

Forms of overextended

comparativemore overextended
superlativemost overextended

Questions about overextended

What does overextended mean?
Overextended means extended or expanded beyond a safe limit.
What is overextended the simple past and past participle of?
Overextended is the simple past and past participle of overextend.
What part of speech is overextended?
Overextended is an adjective.

Words near overextended in the dictionary

  1. overexpressor
  2. overexpressors
  3. overexquisite
  4. overexquisitely
  5. overextend
  6. overextended
  7. overextender
  8. overextenders
  9. overextending
  10. overextends
  11. overextension

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