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View synonyms for overextend
overextend
[ oh-ver-ik-stend ]
verb (used with object)
- to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point:
a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
- to extend for too long a time:
to overextend a stay.
- to obligate (oneself ) to more activities, work, etc., than one has time for or can accomplish well.
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- o·ver·ex·ten·sion [oh-ver-ik-, sten, -sh, uh, n], noun
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