Word: overextend
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
ex
tend
Definition: To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: extend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause to increase in extent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stretch, stretch out, distend, extend.