overextend

[ oh-ver-ik-stend ]

/ ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd /

to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.

to extend for too long a time: to overextend a stay.

to obligate (oneself) to more activities, work, etc., than one has time for or can accomplish well.

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First recorded in 1935–40; over- + extend

o·ver·ex·ten·sion

[oh-ver-ik-sten-shuhn], /ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛn ʃən/, noun

Others would have America over-extend ourselves, confronting every evil that can be found abroad.
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