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Meaning of overextend

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

overextend

verb

Definitions

  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.