overtax
verb (used with object)
to tax too heavily.
am overtaxing
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present progressiveof overtax (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I believe," said he at last, with a faint smile, "I am overtaxing this poor strength of mine.
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever
