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overextended

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overextended verb

  1. To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit.
  2. To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
  3. To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.

Adjective

overextended adjective

  1. Extended or expanded beyond a safe limit

Word map

overstrainoverextensiveoverexpansivehyperextendedoverstretchedoverdistendedoverdrivenhyperexpansi…hyperexpandedoutstretchedoverextended

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