overcompensate
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o·ver·com·pen·sate
(ō′vər-kŏm′pən-sāt′)v. o·ver·com·pen·sat·ed, o·ver·com·pen·sat·ing, o·ver·com·pen·sates
v.intr.
To engage in overcompensation.
v.tr.
To pay (someone) too much; compensate excessively.
o′ver·com·pen′sa·to′ry (-kəm-pĕn′sə-tôr′ē) adj.
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overcompensate
(ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt)vb
1. to compensate (a person or thing) excessively
2. (Psychology) (intr) psychol to engage in overcompensation
ˌoverˈcompenˌsatory adj
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o•ver•com•pen•sate
(ˌoʊ vərˈkɒm pənˌseɪt)v. -sat•ed, -sat•ing. v.t.
1. to compensate excessively.
v.i. 2. to perform more strenuously than required to overcome a defect.
[1760–70]
o`ver•com•pen′sa•to`ry (-kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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overcompensate
Past participle: overcompensated
Gerund: overcompensating
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| Verb | 1. | overcompensate - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, compensate, correct, make up - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" |
| 2. | overcompensate - make excessive corrections for fear of making an error redress, right, correct, compensate - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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