overproportion

overproportion

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English proportion
English overproportion

    From over- + proportion.

    Verb

    overproportion (third-person singular simple present overproportions, present participle overproportioning, simple past and past participle overproportioned)

    1. To give something excessive proportions

    Antonyms

    Noun

    overproportion (countable and uncountable, plural overproportions)

    1. Excessive proportion.
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