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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 errorplay

  Familiarity information: OVER-CORRECT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVER-CORRECT (verb)


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
Somebody ----s something


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