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overcompensate
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (general)
a. sobrecompensar
His divorced parents overcompensated by showering him with gifts.Sus padres, que estaban divorciados, sobrecompensaron colmándolo de regalos.
b. no direct translation
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OK, you didn't behave well, but you're overcompensating for it.De acuerdo, no te portaste bien, pero lo estás compensando en exceso.
She overcompensated for her blunder by being overwhelmingly nice.Se pasó de amable tratando de compensar su metedura de pata.
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