"overexpand" meaning in English

See overexpand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overexpand [canonical], overexpands [third-person, singular], overexpanded [past], overexpanded [past, participle], overexpanding [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + expand Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|expand}} over- + expand Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something overexpands, it expands excessively.
    Sense id: simple-overexpand-en-verb-49SDoi59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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