overextend

ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛnd

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Definition of overextend - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

effort

tr./intr.

Rare

stretch oneself or resources beyond capacity

tr./intr.

Rare

He overextended himself working three jobs..

overreach

overstrain

beyond limits

tr./intr.

Rare

expand or extend beyond a safe limit

tr./intr.

Rare

He tends to overextend his credit card.

overreach

overstrain

linguistics

tr.

TECH.

apply a term to too many referents

tr.

TECH.

Children often overextend words like 'dog' to all animals.

misapply

overgeneralize

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Origin of overextend

Latin, extendere (to stretch out)

Terms with overextend included in their meaning

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stretch thin

stress

make someone overextend their resources or energy

spread oneself

overextend

distribute efforts over too many activities

Examples of overextend in a sentence

The company overextended its budget on the new project.
She might overextend herself by taking on too many projects.
The company could overextend its resources by expanding too quickly.
Toddlers may overextend 'ball' to describe anything round.
Young children often overextend 'cat' to all furry creatures.

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French:se surmener, dépasser, ...
German:überanstrengen, überziehen, ...
Italian:affaticarsi troppo, sforare, ...
Spanish:sobreextenderse, sobregirar, ...
Portuguese:exceder-se, exceder, ...
Chinese:过度扩展, 透支, ...
Japanese:無理をする, 使いすぎる, ...
Arabic:أَجْهَدَ نَفْسَهُ, تجاوز الحد, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲמִיס עַל עַצְמְךָ, לְהַגְזִים, ...
Russian:перенапрягаться, перерасходовать, ...
Ukrainian:перевтомлюватися, перевищувати, ...
Hindi:अधिक काम लेना, अधिक खर्च करना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত চাপ নেওয়া, অতিরিক্ত প্রসারিত করা, ...
Catalan:excedir-se, sobrepassar, ...
Czech:přepínat se, překročit, ...
Danish:overanstrenge, overforbruge, ...
Dutch:zich overbelasten, overbelasten, ...
Greek:υπερβάλλω, υπερβαίνω, ...
Hungarian:túlvállalni magát, túlterhelni, ...
Khmer:ហួសកម្លាំង, ប្រើហួសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:과로하다, 과도하게 사용하다, ...
Persian:بیش از حد توان کار کردن, بیش از حد استفاده کرد, ...
Polish:przemęczyć się, przekraczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):exceder-se, exceder, ...
Romanian:a se suprasolicita, a depăși, ...
Swedish:överanstränga, överutnyttja, ...
Thai:ทำงานหนักเกินไป, ใช้เกิน, ...
Turkish:aşırı yüklenmek, aşırı derecede kullanmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm việc quá sức, chi tiêu quá mức, ...

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