overexpand en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English expand English overexpand From over- + expand.
Meanings
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To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use Graeme as evidence that Democrats have overexpanded the health program to include families wealthy enough to afford private insurance, have backed off.
2007 October 10, David M. Herszenhorn, “Capitol Feud: A 12-Year-Old Is the Fodder”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overexpands | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overexpanding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overexpanded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overexpanded | Tense=Past | lexicographic |