overextend
[ oh-ver-ik-stend ]
/ ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd /
verb (used with object)
Words nearby overextend
overexert, overexpansion, overexpose, overexposure, overexpress, overextend, overfall, overfalls, overfamiliar, overfatigue, overfeed
OTHER WORDS FROM overextend
o·ver·ex·ten·sion [oh-ver-ik-sten-shuh n] /ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛn ʃən/, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for overextension
The regiment, when operating alone and attacking, should undertake an enveloping attack if it does not result in overextension.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911|United States War Department