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overcommit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
over-com-mit
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable

noun

Allocation of more resources than are actually available.

Uncountable

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- Latin committōbor. Middle English committen English commit English overcommit From over- + commit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overcommits (present, singular) overcommitting (participle, present) overcommitted (participle, past) overcommitted (past) overcommits (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

overcommitment oversell

Synonyms

overpromise

Antonyms

undercommit underpromise

Questions

What does overcommit mean?
To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable
Where does overcommit 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- Latin committōbor. Middle English committen English commit English overcommit From over- + commit.

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