Meanings
verbovercommit (third-person singular simple present overcommits, present participle overcommitting, simple past and past participle overcommitted)
present singular third person overcommits · participle present overcommitting · participle past overcommitted · past overcommitted
- To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable
Don't overcommit yourself this month.
Synonyms: overpromise · Antonyms: undercommit, underpromise
nounovercommit (usually uncountable, plural overcommits)
plural overcommits
- uncountableusuallycomputingAllocation of more resources than are actually available.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Latincommittō
- Middle Englishcommitten
- Englishcommit
- Englishovercommit
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APA
overcommit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcommit
MLA
“overcommit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcommit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcommit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcommit.
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