overcompensate (English, verb)
expansion: overcompensate (third-person singular simple present overcompensates, present participle overcompensating, simple past and past participle overcompensated)
Senses:
glosses: To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: overcompensates
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: overcompensating
tags: participle
present
form: overcompensated
tags: participle
past
form: overcompensated
tags: past