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• Overran

  [oh-ver-ran] /ˌoʊ vərˈræn/ verb 1. simple past tense of . [verb oh-ver-ruhn; noun oh-ver-ruhn] /verb ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn/ verb (used with object), overran, overrun, overrunning. 1. to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province. 2. to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, […]

• Overrated

  [oh-ver-reyt] /ˌoʊ vərˈreɪt/ verb (used with object), overrated, overrating. 1. to or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence. /ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to assess too highly v. 1610s, from over- + rate (v.). Related: Overrated; overrating.

• Over-rational

  [rash-uh-nl, rash-nl] /ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl/ adjective 1. agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development. 2. having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense: a calm and rational negotiator. 3. being in or characterized by full possession of one’s reason; sane; lucid: The patient appeared perfectly rational. 4. endowed […]

• Over-rationalize

  [rash-uh-nl-ahyz, rash-nl-ahyz] /ˈræʃ ə nlˌaɪz, ˈræʃ nlˌaɪz/ verb (used with object), rationalized, rationalizing. 1. to ascribe (one’s acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes. 2. to remove unreasonable elements from. 3. to make or […]

• Overreach

  [oh-ver-reech] /ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ/ verb (used with object) 1. to or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down. 2. to go beyond, as a thing aimed at or sought: an arrow that had overreached the target. 3. to stretch to excess, as by a straining effort: to overreach […]

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