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overcompensate
 
Verb overcompensate has 2 senses
  1. cover, compensate, overcompensate - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
    --1 is one way to compensate, counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up
    Derived form: noun overcompensation1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. over-correct, overcompensate - make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
    --2 is one way to right, compensate, redress, correct
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
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