OVERMEASURE

Etymology

Verb

overmeasure (third-person singular simple present overmeasures, present participle overmeasuring, simple past and past participle overmeasured)

To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.

Noun

overmeasure (countable and uncountable, plural overmeasures)

Excessive measure; surplus.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*meas"ure, v. t.

Definition: To measure or estimate too largely.

O"ver*meas`ure, n.

Definition: Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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