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overapply

English

Etymology

over- +? apply

Verb

overapply (third-person singular simple present overapplies, present participle overapplying, simple past and past participle overapplied)

  1. To apply to excess.
    • 1999, Steven Pinker, Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
      German speakers, like English speakers, are prone to overapplying the weak suffix (-t) to irregular verbs, resulting in errors.

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overapplication

English

Etymology

over- +? application

Noun

overapplication (plural overapplications)

  1. The act of overapplying.
    • 1995, Andrew Bard Schmookler, The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution
      The misapplication of justice can result in injustice in either of two ways: its overapplication, beyond the domain of actual interaction...

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