overextend

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o·ver·ex·tend / ˌōvərikˈstend/ • v. [tr.] (usu. be overextended) 1. make too long: at nine minutes plus the song is somewhat overextended.2. impose on (someone) an excessive burden of work or commitments: he should not overextend himself on the mortgage.DERIVATIVES: o·ver·ex·ten·sion / -ˈstenshən/ n.

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