overexpand

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To expand to an excessive or unwise degree

Examples

“Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use ⟳ Graeme as evidence that Democrats have ⟳ overexpanded the health program ⟳ to include ⟳ families wealthy enough to afford ⟳ private insurance, have ⟳ backed off.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

overexpanded overexpanding overexpands overexpect overexpected overexpecting

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