"overtest" meaning in All languages combined

See overtest on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overtests [present, singular, third-person], overtesting [participle, present], overtested [participle, past], overtested [past]
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  1. To subject to excessive testing Related terms: undertest

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