overtask
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overtask
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From over- + task.
verb overtasks · overtasking · overtasked
- To task too heavily; to give someone or something too many tasks; to overburden. We were almost always under fire from the enemy; but with the utmost cheerfulness, and even, I may say, good-humour, the whole of the infantry did all in their power to lighten the work of the overtasked artillerymen: comrades we were, all striving for the accomplishment of one purpose--that of brin
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@misc{overtask_2026,
title = {overtask},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overtask},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
