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overquantifies

overquantifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overquantify.

Meaning of overquantify

Verb

overquantify (third-person singular simple present overquantifies, present participle overquantifying, simple past and past participle overquantified)

  1. (transitive) To quantify too much; to interpret with too great a focus on numbers, quotas, etc.
    • Problems arise with evaluation systems that are overquantified — when decisions or judgments predominantly rely on satisfying numerical requirements.2000, Kenneth D. Peterson, Teacher evaluation

Questions about overquantifies

What is overquantifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overquantifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overquantify.

Words near overquantifies in the dictionary

  1. overqualifies
  2. overqualify
  3. overqualifying
  4. overquantification
  5. overquantified
  6. overquantifies
  7. overquantify
  8. overquantifying
  9. overquantities
  10. overquantity
  11. overqueen

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