"overconstruct" meaning in English

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          "text": "The first is a caveat against the tendency to overconstruct a link between patterns of urban dwelling and cultural practices in South Africa.",
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        "To place too great a construction upon; to exaggerate."
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        "(transitive) To place too great a construction upon; to exaggerate."
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  "etymology_text": "over- + construct",
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      "form": "overconstructed",
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        "(transitive) To place too great a construction upon; to exaggerate."
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