"overcompensate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overcompensates [present, singular, third-person], overcompensating [participle, present], overcompensated [participle, past], overcompensated [past]
Etymology: From over- + compensate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|compensate}} over- + compensate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overcompensate (third-person singular simple present overcompensates, present participle overcompensating, simple past and past participle overcompensated)
  1. (intransitive) To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area. Tags: intransitive Translations (to do an excessive amount in one area to overcome a perceived lack in another area): surcompenser (French), túlkompenzál (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-overcompensate-en-verb-dtrs9lxj Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'to do an excessive amount in one area to overcome a perceived lack in another area': 97 3
  2. (transitive) To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed. Tags: transitive Translations (to provide with excessive pay or reward): maksaa liikaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-overcompensate-en-verb-ueGeB3uC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'to provide with excessive pay or reward': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: overcompensation, overcompensatory

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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