overcompensate
verb (used with object)
to compensate or reward excessively; overpay.
has overcompensated
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present perfectof overcompensate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“If anything, the director has overcompensated, practically tripping over himself in a mad-dash effort to deliver the expected goods and then some,” McCarthy wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2019
