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overtax

[ oh-ver-taks ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to tax too heavily.
  2. to make too great demands on.


overtax

/ ˌəʊəˈæ /

verb

  1. to tax too heavily
  2. to impose too great a strain on
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • v·ٲ·tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overtax1

First recorded in 1640–50; over- + tax
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Finally, the resistance is not being waged only by the small, under-resourced, and overtaxed yet committed group of activists who have been sounding the alarm and fighting the fight in lonely trenches for years.

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Still, much uncertainty loomed, with the manager remaining wary of overtaxing his bullpen for a potential Game 7 — while also not wanting to squander a chance to end the series in six.

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While millions of people in the interior Southwest and Southern California draw from the Colorado River to sustain their cities and crops, Yazzie’s tribe has lacked pipelines connecting it to this precious — and overtaxed — waterway.

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On both occasions, the science demonstrates that humans are overtaxing our oceans' ability to offset climate change.

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The mandate for Disney’s studios “to support both the theatrical window and Disney+ has overtaxed their creative engine,” Creutz, the analyst, said.

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