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o⋅ver⋅com⋅mit

  [oh-ver-kuh-mit]
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–verb (used with object), -mit⋅ted, -mit⋅ting.
to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
Origin:
1950–55; over- + commit

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅com⋅mit⋅ment, noun
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o·ver·com·mit   (ō'vər-kə-mĭt')   
v.   o·ver·com·mit·ted, o·ver·com·mit·ting, o·ver·com·mits

v.   tr.

  1. To bind or obligate (oneself, for example) beyond the capacity for realization.

  2. To allocate or apportion (money, goods, or resources) in amounts incapable of replacement.

v.   intr.
To be or become overcommitted.
o'ver·com·mit'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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