overtax

English

Etymology

over- +‎ tax

Verb

overtax (third-person singular simple present overtaxes, present participle overtaxing, simple past and past participle overtaxed)

  1. To tax to an excessive degree
  2. To overburden
    The overtaxed shaft snapped.
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