Definitions from Wiktionary (overextend)
▸ verb: To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
▸ verb: (linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
▸ verb: (chess, transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
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▸ verb: To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
▸ verb: (linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
▸ verb: (chess, transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
▸ Also see overextend
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