verb
Meaning 1
To tax to an excessive degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overtax
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Pronunciation
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/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtæks/
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verb
Meaning 2
To overburden.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The overtaxed shaft snapped.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
tax excessively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Don't overtax my constituents!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tax
History
Etymology
From over- + tax.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: surtaxer — to tax to an excessive degree
- Greek: υπερφορολογώ (yperforologó) — to tax to an excessive degree
- Hungarian: túladóztat — to tax to an excessive degree
- Hungarian: túlterhel — to overburden
- Hungarian: túlerőltet — to overburden
- Hungarian: megerőltet — to overburden