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overexpand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-ex-pand
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To expand to an excessive or unwise degree

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

overexpands (present, singular) overexpanding (participle, present) overexpanded (participle, past) overexpanded (past)

Questions

What does overexpand mean?
To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
Where does overexpand 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 expand English overexpand From over- + expand.

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