Overexpand
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
"Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use Graeme as evidence that Democrats have overexpanded the health program to include families wealthy enough to afford private insurance, have backed off."
Example
More examples"Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use Graeme as evidence that Democrats have overexpanded the health program to include families wealthy enough to afford private insurance, have backed off."
Etymology
From over- + expand.
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