overextends
overextends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overextend.
Meaning of overextend
Verb
overextend (third-person singular simple present overextends, present participle overextending, simple past and past participle overextended)
- To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
- To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
- To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
Questions about overextends
- What is overextends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Overextends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overextend.
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