Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcalculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-cal-cu-late
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To calculate as being greater than is actually the case

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile, Mr. Blair began, as anxious people will do, to overcalculate the lapse of time."

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 calculate English overcalculate From over- + calculate.

Inflected Forms

overcalculates (present, singular) overcalculating (participle, present) overcalculated (participle, past) overcalculated (past)

Synonyms

exaggerate overestimate overstate

Questions

What does overcalculate mean?: To calculate as being greater than is actually the case
Where does overcalculate come from?: 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 calculate English overcalculate From over- + calculate.

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