Meanings
verboverexpand (third-person singular simple present overexpands, present participle overexpanding, simple past and past participle overexpanded)
present singular third person overexpands · participle present overexpanding · participle past overexpanded · past overexpanded
- To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use Graeme as evidence that Democrats have overexpanded the health program to include families wealthy enough to afford private insurance, have backed off.
2007 October 10, David M. Herszenhorn, “Capitol Feud: A 12-Year-Old Is the Fodder”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishexpand
- Englishoverexpand
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APA
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“overexpand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexpand. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overexpand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexpand.
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