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verboverfix (third-person singular simple present overfixes, present participle overfixing, simple past and past participle overfixed)
present singular third person overfixes · participle present overfixing · participle past overfixed · past overfixed
- transitiveTo fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required
It is better to overfix rather than underfix.
2008, K. H. Andy Choo, In Situ Hybridization Protocols - Page 3281 more example
Caution dictated a strategy not to "overfix" the dilemma of slavery, whose future was not clear and whose capacity to sow discontent was high.
1998, Mark E. Brandon, Free in the World: American Slavery and Constitutional Failure
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APA
overfix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfix
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“overfix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfix. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overfix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfix.
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