OVERCOMPENSATE meaning: Excessively correct or make amends

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overcompensate: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
overcompensate: Merriam-Webster
overcompensate: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
overcompensate: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
overcompensate: Collins English Dictionary
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overcompensate: Wordnik
overcompensate: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
overcompensate: Wiktionary
overcompensate: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
overcompensate: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
overcompensate: Infoplease Dictionary
overcompensate: Dictionary.com
overcompensate: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
overcompensate: Rhymezone
overcompensate: FreeDictionary.org
overcompensate: Mnemonic Dictionary
overcompensate: TheFreeDictionary.com

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overcompensate: Encyclopedia

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overcompensate: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
overcompensate: Medical dictionary

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▸ verb: (intransitive) To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
▸ verb: (transitive) To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed.

Opposite:

undercompensate, balance, moderate, adjust

Types:

make up for, compensate, recompense, more...

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