"overselect" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overselects [present, singular, third-person], overselecting [participle, present], overselected [participle, past], overselected [past]
Etymology: over- + select Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|select}} over- + select Head templates: {{en-verb}} overselect (third-person singular simple present overselects, present participle overselecting, simple past and past participle overselected)
  1. (transitive) To select (something) more than would be expected. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overselect-en-verb-o0euy5A6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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