Definition of Overextend

1. Verb. Strain excessively. "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

Exact synonyms: Overstrain
Generic synonyms: Extend, Strain
Derivative terms: Overstrain

Definition of Overextend

1. Verb. To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overextend

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overextend

overexploited
overexploiting
overexploits
overexpose
overexposed
overexposes
overexposing
overexposure
overexposures
overexpress
overexpressed
overexpresses
overexpressing
overexpression
overexquisite
overextend
overextended
overextending
overextends
overextension
overextensions
overextraction
overextractions
overextravagant
overexuberance
overexuberant
overexuberantly
overeye
overeyed
overeyes

Literary usage of Overextend

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"The exceedingly favorable situation in which coffee had found itself under the Spanish dominion had led them to overextend their activities and the large ..."

2. Report by Indians Rights Association (1908)
"The exceedingly favorable situation in which coffee had found itself under the Spanish dominion had led them to overextend their activities and the large ..."

3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1912)
"In order to secure an end-to-end approximation, it is necessary to overextend the limb so that the sharp points will engage, and then without visual aid it ..."

4. Screamfree Parenting: Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool by Hal Edward Runkel (2005)
"When we overextend ourselves, it becomes that much easier to cave in when the emotional pressure hits. And thus, we break our promises and we break the ..."

5. The Russian Rockefellers: The Saga of the Nobel Family and the Russian Oil by Robert W. Tolf (1976)
"The board was not completely convinced, however; there were many other demands for capital and Emanuel never wanted to overextend. ..."

6. Mega-City Growth and the Future by Roland J. Fuchs (1994)
"Some include only the densely populated, inner core of the city; others liberally overextend and incorporate populated suburban districts and rural areas ..."

7. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Often the client does not adequately perceive his low stress tolerance and the counselor must continuously monitor the client's tendency to overextend. ..."

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