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overdraw

overd·raw

US/ˈoʊvɜrˌdrɔ/ uncommon dated

verb

1.

draw more money from than is available

  • “She overdrew her account”
2.

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

  • “tended to romanticize and exaggerate this”
  • “imagery”
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Origin

From over- + draw.

Phrases

  • overdraw the badger

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