over-compensate

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• over — over; lar·over; more·over; over·alled; over·bear·ance; over·bear·ing·ly; over·berg; over·bur·den·ing·ly; over·come·er; over·compensate; over·compensation; over·compound; over·confidence; over·confident; over·conservative; over·den; over·fulfill;… …   English syllables

• compensate — [[t]kɒ̱mpənseɪt[/t]] compensates, compensating, compensated 1) VERB To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things. [V n for n] The official… …   English dictionary

• compensate — vb 1 Compensate, countervail, balance, offset, counterbalance, counterpoise are comparable when meaning to make up for or to undo the effects of. Compensate is by far the broadest of these terms both in mode of use and scope of application. It… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• over-correct — verb make excessive corrections for fear of making an error • Syn: ↑overcompensate • Hypernyms: ↑right, ↑compensate, ↑redress, ↑correct • Verb Frames: Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

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• overcompensate — over·compensate …   English syllables

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• overcompensate — /oh veuhr kom peuhn sayt /, v., overcompensated, overcompensating. v.t. 1. to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced. v.i. 2. to exhibit… …   Universalium