overfix
overfix verb: to fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required.
Verb
overfix (third-person singular simple present overfixes, present participle overfixing, simple past and past participle overfixed)
- To fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required
- Caution dictated a strategy not to "overfix" the dilemma of slavery, whose future was not clear and whose capacity to sow discontent was high.1998, Mark E. Brandon, Free in the World: American Slavery and Constitutional Failure
- It is better to overfix rather than underfix.2008, K. H. Andy Choo, In Situ Hybridization Protocols - Page 328
Antonyms of overfix
Forms of overfix
| third-person singular present | overfixes |
|---|---|
| present participle | overfixing |
| past participle | overfixed |
| past | overfixed |
Origin of overfix
From over- + fix.
Questions about overfix
- What does overfix mean?
- Overfix means to fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required.
- What part of speech is overfix?
- Overfix is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overfix?
- The past tense of overfix is overfixed.
Words near overfix in the dictionary
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