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o·ver·com·pen·sate
(ō′vər-kŏm′pən-sāt′)v. o·ver·com·pen·sat·ed, o·ver·com·pen·sat·ing, o·ver·com·pen·sates
v.intr.
To engage in overcompensation.
v.tr.
To pay (someone) too much; compensate excessively.
o′ver·com·pen′sa·to′ry (-kəm-pĕn′sə-tôr′ē) adj.
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overcompensate
(ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt)vb
1. to compensate (a person or thing) excessively
2. (Psychology) (intr) psychol to engage in overcompensation
ˌoverˈcompenˌsatory adj
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o•ver•com•pen•sate
(ˌoʊ vərˈkɒm pənˌseɪt)v. -sat•ed, -sat•ing. v.t.
1. to compensate excessively.
v.i. 2. to perform more strenuously than required to overcome a defect.
[1760–70]
o`ver•com•pen′sa•to`ry (-kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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overcompensate
Past participle: overcompensated
Gerund: overcompensating
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| overcompensate |
| overcompensate |
| Present |
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| I overcompensate |
| you overcompensate |
| he/she/it overcompensates |
| we overcompensate |
| you overcompensate |
| they overcompensate |
| Preterite |
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| I overcompensated |
| you overcompensated |
| he/she/it overcompensated |
| we overcompensated |
| you overcompensated |
| they overcompensated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overcompensating |
| you are overcompensating |
| he/she/it is overcompensating |
| we are overcompensating |
| you are overcompensating |
| they are overcompensating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overcompensated |
| you have overcompensated |
| he/she/it has overcompensated |
| we have overcompensated |
| you have overcompensated |
| they have overcompensated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overcompensating |
| you were overcompensating |
| he/she/it was overcompensating |
| we were overcompensating |
| you were overcompensating |
| they were overcompensating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overcompensated |
| you had overcompensated |
| he/she/it had overcompensated |
| we had overcompensated |
| you had overcompensated |
| they had overcompensated |
| Future |
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| I will overcompensate |
| you will overcompensate |
| he/she/it will overcompensate |
| we will overcompensate |
| you will overcompensate |
| they will overcompensate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overcompensated |
| you will have overcompensated |
| he/she/it will have overcompensated |
| we will have overcompensated |
| you will have overcompensated |
| they will have overcompensated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overcompensating |
| you will be overcompensating |
| he/she/it will be overcompensating |
| we will be overcompensating |
| you will be overcompensating |
| they will be overcompensating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overcompensating |
| you have been overcompensating |
| he/she/it has been overcompensating |
| we have been overcompensating |
| you have been overcompensating |
| they have been overcompensating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overcompensating |
| you will have been overcompensating |
| he/she/it will have been overcompensating |
| we will have been overcompensating |
| you will have been overcompensating |
| they will have been overcompensating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overcompensating |
| you had been overcompensating |
| he/she/it had been overcompensating |
| we had been overcompensating |
| you had been overcompensating |
| they had been overcompensating |
| Conditional |
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| I would overcompensate |
| you would overcompensate |
| he/she/it would overcompensate |
| we would overcompensate |
| you would overcompensate |
| they would overcompensate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overcompensated |
| you would have overcompensated |
| he/she/it would have overcompensated |
| we would have overcompensated |
| you would have overcompensated |
| they would have overcompensated |
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Verb 1. overcompensate - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, compensate, correct, make up - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
2. overcompensate - make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
redress, right, correct, compensate - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
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