overextend
Use Overextend in a sentence
vər verb (used with object)
1.
to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
2.
to extend for too long a time: to overextend a stay.
3.
to obligate (oneself) to more activities, work, etc., than one has time for or can accomplish well.
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| overextend | |
verb | |
| strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" [syn: overstrain] |
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Example sentences
Stretching should never overextend the muscle or cause it to burn.
Has enough speed to get to the second level, but tends to overextend and will miss some blocks in space.
Its boundaries can overextend and dilute the phenomena under study, or the phenomena can be prematurely truncated.
Know basic winter survival techniques, and don't overextend your skills and equipment.
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