overextend
[ oh-ver-ik-stend ]
/ ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd /
verb (used with object)
OTHER WORDS FROM overextend
o·ver·ex·ten·sion [oh-ver-ik-sten-shuh n] /ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛn ʃən/, nounWords nearby overextend
overexert,
overexpansion,
overexpose,
overexposure,
overexpress,
overextend,
overfall,
overfalls,
overfamiliar,
overfatigue,
overfeed
Example sentences from the Web for overextension
The regiment, when operating alone and attacking, should undertake an enveloping attack if it does not result in overextension.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 |United States War Department