verb🔗ShareTo expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit."The student overextended herself by taking on too many extracurricular activities, leading to poor grades. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension."The child overextended the word "doggy" to refer to all four-legged animals, not just dogs. "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks."The student overextended themselves by taking on too many extracurricular activities, making them vulnerable to falling behind in their studies. "gamesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExtended or expanded beyond a safe limit"She felt overextended trying to juggle a full-time job, evening classes, and caring for her elderly mother. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
