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overutilized

overutilized is the simple past and past participle of overutilize.

Meaning of overutilize

Verb

overutilize (third-person singular simple present overutilizes, present participle overutilizing, simple past and past participle overutilized)

  1. To utilize excessively
    • “In the event of congestion, the half percent of people who are overutilizing an excessive amount of capacity will be slowed down subtly until capacity is restored,” the chief technology officer for Comcast, Tony G. Werner, said.2008 March 28, Brad Stone, “Comcast Adjusts Way It Manages Internet Traffic”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020

Questions about overutilized

What is overutilized the simple past and past participle of?
Overutilized is the simple past and past participle of overutilize.

Words near overutilized in the dictionary

  1. overutilises
  2. overutilising
  3. overutilization
  4. overutilizations
  5. overutilize
  6. overutilized
  7. overutilizer
  8. overutilizers
  9. overutilizes
  10. overutilizing
  11. overvaccinate

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