overapply

verb

overapply

verb

Etymology From over- + apply.

1

To apply to excess.

German speakers, like English speakers, are prone to overapplying the weak suffix (-t) to irregular verbs, resulting in errors.1999, Steven Pinker, Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language:

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