overcompress

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verb

To compress too much.

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Meanings

verbovercompress (third-person singular simple present overcompresses, present participle overcompressing, simple past and past participle overcompressed)

present singular third person overcompresses · participle present overcompressing · participle past overcompressed · past overcompressed

  1. transitiveTo compress too much.

Origin

From over- + compress.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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