- overproportion
- transitive verb Date: 1642 to make disproportionately large
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
overproportion
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Overproportion — O ver*pro*por tion, v. t. To make of too great proportion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overproportion — overproportionate, adj. overproportionately, adv. overproportioned, adj. v. /oh veuhr preuh pawr sheuhn, pohr /; n. /oh veuhr preuh pawr sheuhn, pohr /, v.t. 1. to make or measure in excess of the correct, normal, or desired proportion. n. 2. the … Universalium
overproportion — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: over (I) + proportion : to make of too great proportion : make disproportionately large II. noun : proportion in excess of the norm * * * overproportionate, adj. overproportionately … Useful english dictionary
overproportion — verb To give something excessive proportions … Wiktionary
overproportion — n. surplus in proportion to; state of being disproportionate … English contemporary dictionary
overproportion — o ver•pro•por′tion v. t … From formal English to slang
overproportion — /oʊvəprəˈpɔʃən/ (say ohvuhpruh pawshuhn) noun excess of one thing in relation to another …
overproportionate — See overproportion. * * * … Universalium
