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OVER-CORRECT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does over-correct mean?
• OVER-CORRECT (verb)
The verb OVER-CORRECT has 1 sense:
1. make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
Familiarity information: OVER-CORRECT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
over-correct; overcompensate
Hypernyms (to "over-correct" is one way to...):
compensate; correct; redress; right (make reparations or amends for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
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