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overcapitalize
  • v  estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
  • v  overestimate the market value of
    overcapitalize a property
  • v  capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
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overclothe
  • v  dress too warmly
    You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot
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overcloud
  • v  become covered with clouds
  • v  make obscure or unclear
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overcome
  • v  win a victory over
    You must overcome all difficulties
  • v  get on top of; deal with successfully
  • v  overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • v  overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
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overcompensate
  • v  make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
  • v  make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
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overcook
  • v  cook too long
    The vegetables were completely overcooked
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overcrop
  • v  to exhaust by excessive cultivation
    the farmers overcropped the land
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overcrowd
  • v  cause to crowd together too much
    The students overcrowded the cafeteria
  • v  crowd together too much
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