"overclaim" meaning in English

See overclaim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overclaims [present, singular, third-person], overclaiming [participle, present], overclaimed [participle, past], overclaimed [past]
Etymology: over- + claim Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|claim}} over- + claim Head templates: {{en-verb}} overclaim (third-person singular simple present overclaims, present participle overclaiming, simple past and past participle overclaimed)
  1. (transitive) To claim too much. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overclaim-en-verb-SU8UhN5N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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