overassist

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verb

To assist to an excessive degree.

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Meanings

verboverassist (third-person singular simple present overassists, present participle overassisting, simple past and past participle overassisted)

present singular third person overassists · participle present overassisting · participle past overassisted · past overassisted

  1. To assist to an excessive degree.

    One of the drawbacks of this mode is that if high values are introduced and high percentage of assistance is used, the ventilator can overassist the patient and fail to recognize the end of patient breath.

    2015, Yatin Mehta, Textbook of Critical Care, page 185

Origin

From over- + assist.

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APA

overassist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overassist

MLA

“overassist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overassist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overassist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overassist.

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