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overmanage

overmanage verb: to manage excessively; to micromanage.

Verb

overmanage (third-person singular simple present overmanages, present participle overmanaging, simple past and past participle overmanaged)

  1. (transitive) To manage excessively; to micromanage.
    • Most U.S. corporations today are overmanaged and underled. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.1998, Harvard Business Review on Leadership, page 38

Antonyms of overmanage

Forms of overmanage

third-person singular presentovermanages
present participleovermanaging
past participleovermanaged
pastovermanaged

Origin of overmanage

From over- + manage.

Questions about overmanage

What does overmanage mean?
Overmanage means to manage excessively; to micromanage.
What part of speech is overmanage?
Overmanage is a verb.
What is the past tense of overmanage?
The past tense of overmanage is overmanaged.

Words near overmanage in the dictionary

  1. overmajority
  2. overmake
  3. overmakes
  4. overmaking
  5. overman
  6. overmanage
  7. overmanaged
  8. overmanagement
  9. overmanages
  10. overmanaging
  11. overmanipulate

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