overpursue

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ pursue.

Verb

overpursue (third-person singular simple present overpursues, present participle overpursuing, simple past and past participle overpursued)

1. (transitive) To pursue too far.
   • 2007 December 23, Thayer Evans, “Diminutive Tailback Is a Giant in Scoring”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Sometimes running to the football, you're going to overpursue, and he may break it all the way out back out the back door.

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