overtax
verb/ˌəʊvəˈtæks/
/ˌəʊvərˈtæks/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overtax | /ˌəʊvəˈtæks/ /ˌəʊvərˈtæks/ |
| he / she / it overtaxes | /ˌəʊvəˈtæksɪz/ /ˌəʊvərˈtæksɪz/ |
| past simple overtaxed | /ˌəʊvəˈtækst/ /ˌəʊvərˈtækst/ |
| past participle overtaxed | /ˌəʊvəˈtækst/ /ˌəʊvərˈtækst/ |
| -ing form overtaxing | /ˌəʊvəˈtæksɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈtæksɪŋ/ |
- overtax somebody/something/yourself to do more than you are able or want to do; to make somebody/something do more than they are able or want to do
- to overtax your strength
- Take it easy. Don't overtax yourself.
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- overtax somebody/something to make a person or an organization pay too much tax
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