"overcalculate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overcalculates [present, singular, third-person], overcalculating [participle, present], overcalculated [participle, past], overcalculated [past]
Etymology: From over- + calculate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|calculate}} over- + calculate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overcalculate (third-person singular simple present overcalculates, present participle overcalculating, simple past and past participle overcalculated)
  1. To calculate as being greater than is actually the case Synonyms: exaggerate, overestimate, overstate

Inflected forms

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