overtax

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o·ver·tax / ˌōvərˈtaks/ • v. [tr.] 1. require to pay too much tax: if you're overtaxed, we want you in our party.2. make excessive demands on (a person's strength, abilities, etc.): do athletes overtax their hearts?DERIVATIVES: o·ver·tax·a·tion / -takˈsāshən/ n. (in sense 1).

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