overclaim

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verb

To claim too much.

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Meanings

verboverclaim (third-person singular simple present overclaims, present participle overclaiming, simple past and past participle overclaimed)

present singular third person overclaims · participle present overclaiming · participle past overclaimed · past overclaimed

  1. transitiveTo claim too much.

    Smith says: "Performance has not been perfect, and I've been around long enough to not take things for granted or to overclaim. But we're up to 96%-97% PPM [Public Performance Measure] and a very high proportion of that is absolutely 100% on time.

    2023 February 8, Paul Stephen with Howard Smith, “Elizabeth Line: "It's not job done yet"”, in RAIL, number 976, page 35

Origin

From over- + claim.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

overclaim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclaim

MLA

“overclaim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclaim. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overclaim,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclaim.

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