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overrepresent
[ oh-ver-rep-ri-zent ]
/ 藢o蕣 v蓹r藢r蓻p r瑟藞z蓻nt /
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verb (used with object)
to give too much representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately high.
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overreach, overreact, overrefine, overrefinement, overreliance, overrepresent, overrich, override, overrider, overriding, overripe
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How to use overrepresent in a sentence
If it is trained on US data, it is disproportionately going to overrepresent people of color.