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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : oh-ver-taks
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈtæks



Definition of overtaxed

Origin :
  • 1640s, "to demand too much of," from over- + tax (v.). Related: Overtaxed; overtaxing.
  • As in overworked : adj worn out
  • As in tired : adj exhausted, weary
  • As in taxed : adj burdened
  • As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
  • As in abuse : verb use wrongly
  • As in strain : verb stretch, often to limit
  • As in tax : verb burden
  • As in tire : verb exhaust, weary
  • As in overcharge : verb charge to excess
  • As in ill-treat : verb abuse
  • As in ill-use : verb abuse
  • As in exceed : verb be superior to; surpass
Example sentences :
  • In his youth he had overtaxed his strength on the football field.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • The rearguard went on; the guns arrived also at the ditch and the overtaxed bridge.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Are you easing the load, Of overtaxed lifters, who toil down the road?
  • Extract from : « Custer, and Other Poems. » by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
  • Wilton echoed the word, as a man does when his mind is overtaxed.
  • Extract from : « No Clue » by James Hay
  • But the automatisms of her body worked better than her overtaxed brain.
  • Extract from : « No Clue » by James Hay
  • The overtaxed heart was giving out, and all day she sank steadily.
  • Extract from : « Elsket » by Thomas Nelson Page
  • Wallie ran until he felt that his overtaxed lungs were bursting.
  • Extract from : « The Dude Wrangler » by Caroline Lockhart
  • He has overtaxed his strength for years, and his nerves are bound to play up.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of the Basement Flat » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • Then, all at once, I found that I had overtaxed my strength.
  • Extract from : « Gil the Gunner » by George Manville Fenn
  • This brought at first a kind of rest to the overtaxed mind and frame.
  • Extract from : « The Spanish Brothers » by Deborah Alcock

Synonyms for overtaxed

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