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overtaxed

overtaxed is the simple past and past participle of overtax.

Meaning of overtax

Verb

overtax (third-person singular simple present overtaxes, present participle overtaxing, simple past and past participle overtaxed)

  1. To tax to an excessive degree.
  2. To overburden.
    • The overtaxed shaft snapped.

Questions about overtaxed

What is overtaxed the simple past and past participle of?
Overtaxed is the simple past and past participle of overtax.

Words near overtaxed in the dictionary

  1. overtaut
  2. overtautness
  3. overtax
  4. overtaxation
  5. overtaxations
  6. overtaxed
  7. overtaxes
  8. overtaxing
  9. overteach
  10. overteaches
  11. overteaching

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