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OVERTAX
overtax
(verb) tax excessively; “Don’t overtax my constituents!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overtax (third-person singular simple present overtaxes, present participle overtaxing, simple past and past participle overtaxed)
To tax to an excessive degree
To overburden
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*tax", v. t.
Definition: To tax or to task too heavily.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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