Definitions for overextendˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•ex•tendˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd(v.t.)
to extend or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to obligate (oneself) to more activities than one has time or resources for.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of overextend:
1935–40
o`ver•ex•ten′sion-ˈstɛn ʃən(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
overstrain, overextend(verb)
strain excessively
"He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
Wiktionary
overextend(Verb)
To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit
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