overmeasure

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verb

To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.

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Meanings

verbovermeasure (third-person singular simple present overmeasures, present participle overmeasuring, simple past and past participle overmeasured)

present singular third person overmeasures · participle present overmeasuring · participle past overmeasured · past overmeasured

  1. To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.
nounovermeasure (countable and uncountable, plural overmeasures)

plural overmeasures

  1. countableuncountableExcessive measure; surplus.

Origin

From over- + measure.

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APA

overmeasure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmeasure

MLA

“overmeasure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmeasure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overmeasure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmeasure.

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