Overextend

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.

2.VerbTo apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.

3.VerbTo push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.

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